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Equal : women reshape American law / Fred Strebeigh.

by Strebeigh, Fred.

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New York : W.W. Norton & Co., c2009.

Trials -- United States.

Sex discrimination against women -- Law and legislation -- United States.

Women's rights -- United States.

0393065553 (hardcover)

9780393065558 (hardcover) :

x, 582 p. ; 25 cm.

The story of Paula Wiesenfeld -- Old law meets a new case : Reed -- Frontiero brings hopes -- Wiesenfeld brings reality -- What happened to Sally Armendariz could not happen to a man -- The first pregnancy case : Aiello -- The second pregnancy case : General Electric -- The final pregnancy battle : beyond the Supreme Court -- A problem in the profession -- Taking action -- A young woman takes an old Wall Street firm to court -- Time to settle -- The chief justice's second draft -- No law -- Naming sexual harassment -- Women and the law -- Mechelle Vinson goes to trial -- Appeal to a higher court -- To the Supreme Court -- At the Supreme Court -- A challenge for a young lawyer -- Using civil rights to combat violence -- Judges strike back -- Seeking equal judicial firepower -- Women judges to the rescue -- Reckoning at the Supreme Court.

Portrays the dramatic story behind the movement toward legal recognition of sex discrimination in this country.

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