Search Results - "Woman"

Woman lawyer the trials of Clara Foltz / by Babcock, Barbara Allen

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The measure of woman law and female identity in the crown of Aragon / by Kelleher, Marie A.

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Notorious woman the celebrated case of Myra Clark Gaines / by Alexander, Elizabeth Urban, 1947-

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Belva Lockwood the woman who would be president / by Norgren, Jill

Table of Contents: “…Early a widow -- In search of a new identity -- Apprenticeship -- Becoming a lawyer -- Notorious ladies -- A tougher fight -- Woman lawyer -- The practice of law -- Lady lobbyist -- Lockwood for president -- Life on the platform -- Lay down your arms -- The power of association -- Pushing for place -- A world's fair and a million dollar case -- Aging soldiers of cause.…”
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Cry rape the true story of one woman's harrowing quest for justice / by Lueders, Bill

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Moving mountains : how one woman and her community won justice from big coal / by Loeb, Penny

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Minding her own business the self-employed woman's essential guide to taxes and financial records / by Zobel, Jan

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Implied consent and sexual assault : intimate relationships, autonomy, and voice / by Plaxton, Michael

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Daughter of the Empire State the life of Judge Jane Bolin / by McLeod, Jacqueline

Table of Contents: “…Her standing in Poughkeepsie : family lineage and legacy -- On her own : the years at Wellesley and Yale -- Politics of preparation : the making of the nation's first African American woman judge -- Politics of practice : an African American woman judge on the Domestic Relations Court -- Speaking truth to power : a view from the bench of Judge Jane Bolin -- Persona non grata : Jane Bolin and the NAACP, 1931-50.…”
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Expert testimony on domestic violence a discourse analysis / by Hamilton, Melissa, 1964-

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Feminist and social constructivist theories -- Critical discourse analysis in the law -- Expert witness discourse : the legal framework -- Expert witness discourse : constructing the battered woman -- The discourses of resistance.…”
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Sandra Day O'Connor justice in the balance / by McFeatters, Ann Carey, 1944-

Table of Contents: “…The right woman at the right time -- A girl of the West -- No women need apply -- Shall we call you Madam Justice? …”
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The women of CourtWatch reforming a corrupt family court system / by Ford, Carole Bell, 1934-

Table of Contents: “…Before CourtWatch : a broken system -- Florence : a woman in two worlds -- Gender bias and the law : the blind maiden -- Ethical dilemmas : practicing family law -- Florence, Melanie, and Diana : "housewives dabbling in politics" -- The election of 1994 : "the babes that slew the goliath" -- Houston : after CourtWatch.…”
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The status of women under Islamic law and modern Islamic legislation by Nasir, Jamal J.

Table of Contents: “…The branches of Islam and the schools of law -- The woman's right to education -- Inheritance rights for women -- The Islamic institution of marriage -- The modern marriage -- Marriage impediments -- Guardianship in relation to marriage -- The preliminaries of marriage -- The form of the contract -- Marriage formalities -- The effects of marriage -- Mixed marriages -- The dower -- Maintenance -- Dissolution of marriage -- The iddat -- Parentage -- Fosterage (suckling) and custody -- Conflict of laws.…”
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Women at law in early colonial Maryland by Witkowski, Monica C., 1981-

Table of Contents: “…: violent crimes -- "Nor a woman chaste" : sexual offenses -- Maryland women and property -- Conclusion : a "race of convicts"?.…”
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Gender myths v. working realities using social science to reformulate sexual harassment law / by Beiner, Theresa M.

Table of Contents: “…Making a more realistic assessment of what is sufficiently severe or pervasive to constitute sexual harassment -- The reasonable woman standard : much ado about nothing? -- The conundrum of "unwelcome" sexual harassment -- Conceptualizing sexual harassment as "because of sex" -- Reality bites the Ellerth/Faragher standard for imputing liability to the employers for supervisor sexual harassment -- Making targets whole and deterring defendants -- The new sexual harassment claim.…”
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Intersexuality and the law why sex matters / by Greenberg, Julie A.

Table of Contents: “…-- Legal reinforcement of gender norms -- Can i marry a man, woman, either, or neither? -- What's in a name? -- Where may I live and which bathroom do I use? …”
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Insult to injury libel, slander, and invasions of privacy / by Jones, William K.

Table of Contents: “…sorry, wrong number -- Blackmail, treason, hypocrisy and lies -- La Cosa Nostra at your service -- The greatest analyst who ever lived -- Five scientists who were paid to lie -- The airman who almost fell to earth -- Actual malice at issue -- The losing game -- Bring in da plea bring in da writ -- Possible pitfalls -- Paths not taken -- The right to privacy -- Genius, hero, maverick, threat -- The man who would be woman -- Paparazzi -- Intrusions on private domains -- Broken promises -- Deception and subterfuge -- After the Pentagon papers -- The adventures of artemus jones -- Justice a la Corrigan -- The impact of the Internet -- Concluding observations.…”
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Be good, sweet maid the trials of Dorothy Joudrie / by Andrews, Audrey, 1935-

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Revisiting Landmark Cases in Medical Law / by Pattinson, Shaun D.

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Table of Contents: “…Chiesa -- Self-defense against morally innocent threats / Jeff McMahan -- Self-defense, imminence, and the battered woman / Whitley R.P. Kaufman -- Reasonable provocation and self-defense : recognizing the distinction between act reasonableness and emotion reasonableness / Cynthia Lee -- Against control tests for criminal responsibility / Stephen J. …”
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