The U.S. women's jury movements and strategic adaptation :
McCammon, Holly J.
The U.S. women's jury movements and strategic adaptation : a more just verdict / US women's jury movements and strategic adaptation Holly J. McCammon. - First paperback edition. - xviii, 298 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Cambridge studies in contentious politics . - Cambridge studies in contentious politics. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-290) and index.
Introduction : the women's jury movements and strategic adaptation -- Theorizing social movement strategic adaptation -- Broadening women's citizenship : a history of U.S. women's jury rights -- Responding to political defeats -- Countering public opposition and indifference -- Taking advantage of cultural opportunities -- Turning the movement around -- Comparing the movements : qualitative comparative analysis -- Conclusion : final thoughts on strategic adaptation and social movement agency.
When women won the vote in the United States in 1920, they were still routinely barred from serving as jurors, but some began vigorous campaigns for a place in the jury box. This book tells the story of how women mobilized in fifteen states to change jury laws so that women could gain this additional right of citizenship.--from publisher's description.
1107663261 9781107663268
016654513 Uk
Women jurors--History.--United States
Jury--History.--United States
Women--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States.
Law--Political aspects.
Jury.
Law--Political aspects.
Women jurors.
Women--Legal status, laws, etc.
United States.
History.
KF8977 / .M33 2014
345.73 / M478U
The U.S. women's jury movements and strategic adaptation : a more just verdict / US women's jury movements and strategic adaptation Holly J. McCammon. - First paperback edition. - xviii, 298 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Cambridge studies in contentious politics . - Cambridge studies in contentious politics. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-290) and index.
Introduction : the women's jury movements and strategic adaptation -- Theorizing social movement strategic adaptation -- Broadening women's citizenship : a history of U.S. women's jury rights -- Responding to political defeats -- Countering public opposition and indifference -- Taking advantage of cultural opportunities -- Turning the movement around -- Comparing the movements : qualitative comparative analysis -- Conclusion : final thoughts on strategic adaptation and social movement agency.
When women won the vote in the United States in 1920, they were still routinely barred from serving as jurors, but some began vigorous campaigns for a place in the jury box. This book tells the story of how women mobilized in fifteen states to change jury laws so that women could gain this additional right of citizenship.--from publisher's description.
1107663261 9781107663268
016654513 Uk
Women jurors--History.--United States
Jury--History.--United States
Women--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States.
Law--Political aspects.
Jury.
Law--Political aspects.
Women jurors.
Women--Legal status, laws, etc.
United States.
History.
KF8977 / .M33 2014
345.73 / M478U