Reflections on women and the law in the USA

International Social Science Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 191, 2008, Pages 17-26

  Epstein, Cynthia Fuchs ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; LEGAL RIGHTS; POLITICAL PARTICIPATION; WOMENS STATUS;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62149115634     PISSN: 00208701     EISSN: 14682451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2451.2009.00674.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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