A Matter of Simple Justice : : The Untold Story of Barbara Hackman Franklin and a Few Good Women / / Lee Stout.
In August 1972, Newsweek proclaimed that “the person in Washington who has done the most for the women’s movement may be Richard Nixon.” Today, opinions of the Nixon administration are strongly colored by foreign policy successes and the Watergate debacle. Its accomplishments in advancing the role o...
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| Year of Publication: | 2020 |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Illustrations
- Foreword
- Preface
- Chronology
- Introduction: The Question and the Answer
- Part 1 Advancing Women’s Role in Government: Barbara Hackman Franklin
- 1. Some Historical Background
- 2. Women’s Appointments and the President’s Task Force on Women’s Rights and Responsibilities
- 3. Setting the Stage for a Program
- 4. Calling Barbara Franklin: The Initiative Is Under Way
- 5. The Women’s Program Meets Its Goals
- Part 2 A Few Good Women in Their Own Words
- 6. Recounting Early Influences and the Special Role of Women in the Legal Profession
- 7. Recalling Barriers, Appointments, and Family Impact
- 8. Considering Networking, the President, and the Impact of the Women’s Program
- Conclusion: Breaking Barriers and Opening the Floodgates
- Afterword
- Appendix: The “A Few Good Women” Oral History Project
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index