The Case of Rose Bird: Gender, Politics, and the California Courts - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Bison BooksISBN-13:9780803255753ISBN-10:803255756UPC:9780803255753Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Women, Lawyers & Judges, United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.94 inchesWeight:1.4617Product ID:SC2GVET0TP
The Case of Rose Bird: Gender, Politics, and the California Courts
Rose Elizabeth Bird was forty years old when in 1977 Governor Edmund G. "Jerry" Brown chose her to become California's first female supreme court chief justice. Appointed to a court with a stellar reputation for being the nation's most progressive, Bird became a lightning rod for the opposition due to her liberalism, inexperience, and gender. Over the next decade, her name became a rallying cry...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Bison BooksISBN-13:9780803255753ISBN-10:803255756UPC:9780803255753Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, HistoryBook Subcategory:Women, Lawyers & Judges, United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.94 inchesWeight:1.4617Product ID:SC2GVET0TP
Kathleen A. Cairns is a lecturer of history and women's studies at California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo. She is the author of several books, including Proof of Guilt: Barbara Graham and the Politics of Executing Women in America (Nebraska, 2013).
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