| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 143 pages) : illustrations |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Up from obscurity : women and the United States Supreme Court -- Sandra Day O'Connor : pioneering and pragmatic in words and deeds -- Ruth Bader Ginsburg : the legal architect of the women's movement -- Sonia Sotomayor : intense intellectualism and cultural pride -- Elena Kagan : a fierce intellect and interpersonal finesse -- Women and the supreme court : moving beyond gender. |
| Summary |
From 1981 to 2010, the advancements of women in the United States can be seen in the words of the four pioneering women on the Supreme Court. The Rhetoric of Supreme Court Women: From Obstacles to Options, by Nichola D. Gutgold, explores how Sandra Day O'Connor and Ruth Bader Ginsburg used effective rhetoric and worked to overcome gender obstacles, while cultural changes in America provided Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan with a wider range of rhetorical options. Gutgold's exploration of these four Supreme Court women prov. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
United States. Supreme Court -- Officials and employees.
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United States. Supreme Court. |
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Women judges -- United States.
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Women judges. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9780739172506 0739172506 (DLC) 2012010114 |
| ISBN |
0739172514 (electronic book) |
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9780739172513 (electronic book) |
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9780739172506 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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0739172506 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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9780739172520 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0739172522 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
| Standard No. |
9786613664846 |
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