The Rhetoric of Supreme Court Women : From Obstacles to Options

159 Pages·2012·1.886 MB·English

by  Nichola D. Gutgold

The Rhetoric of Supreme Court Women

The Rhetoric of Supreme Court Women
From Obstacles to Options
Nichola D. Gutgold
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Contents
Foreword ix
Acknowledgments xiii
1 UpFromObscurity:WomenandtheUnitedStatesSupremeCourt 1
2 SandraDayO’Connor:PioneeringandPragmaticinWordsand
Deeds 15
3 RuthBaderGinsburg:TheLegalArchitectoftheWomen’s
Movement 43
4 SoniaSotomayor:IntenseIntellectualismandCulturalPride 71
5 ElenaKagan:FierceIntellectandInterpersonalFinesse 101
6 WomenandtheSupremeCourt:MovingBeyondGender 127
Bibliography 135
Index 139
AbouttheAuthor 143
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