At the boundaries of law : feminism and legal theory / edited by Martha Albertson Fineman and Nancy Sweet Thomadsen.
| Other author | Fineman, Martha. |
| Other author | Thomadsen, Nancy Sweet, 1950- |
| Other author | Feminism and Legal Theory Conference (1985-1989 : University of Wisconsin) |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Routledge, 1991. |
| Description | xvi, 368 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Reasonable women and the law / Kathleen A. Lahey -- On being the object of property / Patricia J. Williams -- Subordination, rhetorical survival skills, and Sunday shoes : notes on the hearing of Mrs. G / Lucie E. White -- The body in legal theory / Judith E. Grbich -- Intimacy and responsibility : what lesbians do / Claudia Card -- Fallen angels : the representation of violence against women in legal culture / Kristin Bumiller -- The difference in women's hedonic lives : a phenomenological critique of feminist legal theory / Robin L. West -- Feminism, sexuality and authenticity / Ruth Colker -- The problem of privatized injuries : feminist strategies for litigation / Adrian Howe. |
| Contents | The unbroken circle : a historical study of Black single mothers and their families / Barbara Omolade -- Religion and rights consciousness in the Antebellum woman's rights movement / Elizabeth B. Clark -- Social feminism and legal discourse, 1908-1923 / Sybil Lipschultz -- Homework and women's rights : the case of the Vermont knitters, 1980-1985 / Eileen Boris -- Abandoned women / Mary Coombs -- Societal factors affecting the creation of legal rules for distribution of property at divorce / Martha Albertson Fineman -- Feminism and legal method : the difference it makes / Mary Jane Mossman -- The dialectics of rights and politics : perspectives from the women's movement / Elizabeth M. Schneider -- Strategizing in equality / Diana Majury. |
| General note | "Papers ... selected from a larger group presented over a four-year period [1985-1989] at sessions of the Feminism and Legal Theory Conference at the University of Wisconsin"--Introd. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p.339-364). |
| LCCN | 90008743 |
| ISBN | 041590305X |
| ISBN | 0415903068 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | K644 .A55 1985 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |