Legal feminism
Subtitle: activism, lawyering, and legal theory
By: Ann Scales
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 219
Subjects: Feminist jurisprudence; Sex and law; Feminist jurisprudence -- United States; Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States
Description: "In the late 1970s, feminist scholars and activists joined together to build a movement aimed at bringing feminist theory and experiences to the practice and teaching of American law. Since then, the feminist jurisprudence movement has taken root, with courts and legislatures addressing matters of sex and gender inequality, and law schools employing feminist and post-feminist theory in the classroom. In this book, Ann Scales, a founding contributor to the movement, reflects on the past, present, and future of feminist jurisprudence." "Part personal memoir, part primer, and part treatise, Legal Feminism is a de-jargonized account of how feminist jurisprudence can solve traditional legal conflicts, and why it matters to anyone committed to building an equitable and progressive society."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-207) and index
Table of contents: title: The rule of law; title: Certainty and doubt; title: Intractable questions; title: The limits of liberalism; title: Feminist legal theory; title: Feminist legal method; title: False consciousness; title: The future of legal feminism