Justice Was Her Calling

The Fierce and Fascinating Life of Dorothy Kenyon
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-0-520-43208-6
Verlag: University of California Press

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Cloth Over Boards, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 237 mm, Gewicht: 690 g

Before Ruth Bader Ginsburg persuaded the Supreme Court to strike down sex discrimination, Dorothy Kenyon drew the legal blueprint.Justice Was Her Calling is the first full-length biography of the New York judge, lawyer, and civil liberties champion whose litigation strategies helped transform the Equal Protection Clause into a powerful tool for women’s rights. Across decades, from the Progressive Era through the New Deal and into the rise of second-wave feminism, Dorothy Kenyon stood at the forefront of reform.A longtime ACLU national board member, the only woman appointed by the League of Nations to study women’s legal status worldwide, and a US delegate to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, Kenyon pushed equality onto the global stage long before it was widely embraced. Her career was nearly undone when Senator Joseph McCarthy named her first on his list of alleged communists, a spurious accusation that cast a lasting shadow.Drawing on letters, speeches, and fresh archival research, Jennifer L. Brinkley restores Kenyon to her rightful status as a legal pioneer and reminds us that civil liberties endure only when defended.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brinkley, Jennifer L.

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtssoziologie, Rechtspsychologie, Rechtslinguistik
• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft: Prosa, Erzählung, Roman, Prosaautoren
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Rechtswissenschaften Berufs- und Gebührenrecht freie Berufe Rechtsanwälte und Notare
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Rechtssoziologie
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsgeschichte, Recht der Antike

Inhaltsverzeichnis

ContentsPrefaceAbbreviationsTimeline of Important EventsIntroduction1. Do Right, Be Brave: A Gilded Beginning2. Becoming a Portia: Ladies at the Bar3. A Cooperative Association: Free Love and Loss4. A Maverick and Public Servant: Lawyer and Judge5. Named First: Accused by McCarthy6. The Aftermath: McCarthyism Hasn’t Left Us Yet7. Not a Feminist: Organizing for Protective Legislation8. A Glorious Rebel: The Importance of the ACLU9. A Gutsy Fighter: Sex Equality and Jury Service10. Life Is Sweet and Life Is Sour: The Later Years11. Saying Goodbye: A Life Richly LivedAcknowledgmentsNotesBibliographyIndex

Über Autor(innen)

Jennifer L. Brinkley is Assistant Professor at the University of Dayton School of Law and an attorney in the Commonwealth of Kentucky.