The U.S. Women's Jury Movements and Strategic Adaptation: A More Just Verdict
- ISBN-10
- 1107009928
- ISBN-13
- 9781107009929
- Category
- Law
- Pages
- 298
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-04-30
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Holly J. McCammon
Description
This book explores efforts by women to gain the right to sit on juries in the United States. After they won the vote, many organized women in the early twentieth century launched a new campaign to further expand their citizenship rights. The work here tells the story of how women in fifteen states pressured lawmakers to change the law so that women could take a place in the jury box. The history shows that the jury movements that tailored their tactics to the specific demands of the political and cultural context succeeded more rapidly in winning a change in jury law.
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