Equal
Subtitle: women reshape American law
By: Fred Strebeigh.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: W.W. Norton
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 582
ISBN-13: 9780393065558
Subjects: Trials -- United States; Sex discrimination against women -- Law and legislation -- United States; Women's rights -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The story of Paula Wiesenfeld; title: Old law meets a new case; Reed; title: Frontiero brings hopes; title: Wiesenfeld brings reality; title: What happened to Sally Armendariz could not happen to a man; title: The first pregnancy case : Aiello; title: The second pregnancy case : General Electric; title: The final pregnancy battle : beyond the Supreme Court; title: A problem in the profession; title: Taking action; title: A young woman takes an old Wall Street firm to court; title: Time to settle; title: The chief justice's second draft; title: No law; title: Naming sexual harassment; title: Women and the law; title: Mechelle Vinson goes to trial; title: Appeal to a higher court; title: To the Supreme Court; title: At the Supreme Court; title: A challenge for a young lawyer; title: Using civil rights to combat violence; title: Judges strike back; title: Seeking equal judicial firepower; title: Women judges to the rescue; title: Reckoning at the Supreme Court.