The Constitution as Social Design: Gender and Civic Membership in the American Constitutional Order

by Gretchen Ritter

Book Overview

This book focuses on gender and civic membership in American constitutional politics from the adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment through Second Wave Feminism. It examines how American civic membership is gendered, and how the terms of civic membership available to men and women shape their political identities, aspirations, and behavior. The book also explores the dynamics of American constitutional development through a focus on civic membership--a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804754381
• ISBN13: 9780804754385
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 395 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 8.9"