Reckoning : the epic battle against sexual abuse and harassment

Hirshman, Linda, 1944- author.

Book 2019

"The first history--incisive, witty, fascinating--of the fight against sexual harassment, from the author of the New York Times bestseller Sisters in Law"-- Provided by publisher.

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Sex crimes United States History 21st century

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Sexual harassment of women United States History 20th century

Sexual harassment of women United States History 21st century

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ISBN:

9781328566447
1328566447

Description:

xviii, 316 pages ; 24 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Naming it, claiming it/1969-80
Making the legal case for women/1975-76
Redefining sex/1979-91
Mechelle Vinson's supreme trial/1986
Anita Hill and Clarence Thomas : confirming harassment/1991
Bill Clinton, Monica Lewinsky, and feminism's swerve/1992-98
Life among the ruins of the feminist collision with Bill Clinton/1998-2008
Feminism reborn: on line, on campus/2003-17
Roger Ailes and Donald Trump : Republicans corner the market on sex abuse/2015-2016
Pink pussies at the Women's March/2017
The press presses and the dam breaks : Harvey Weinstein/2017-18
#metoo/2017-18
The year of reckoning

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2018051341

Control Number:

2707872

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