Subject Headings

Feminist jurisprudence
Sex and Law
Women Lawyers
Women--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States
Women political activists

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Legal rights for women
Women Lawyer
Women's Rights

Books

The following sources provide basic information and brief introductions to the topic of women in legal professions. Call numbers and locations are listed below the book's description. Refer to the Ask-A-Librarian, IRIS Guide and Building Map pages for more information. Links to online sources are provided.

Becker, Mary; Bowman, Cynthia G. ; Nourse, Victoria F. and Yurack, Kimberly A. Cases and materials on feminist jurisprudence: Taking women seriously. 3rd ed.
Eagan, Minnesota: West Publishing, 2006.
CAMDEN LAW LIBRARY KF478.A4 B43

Levit, Nancy and Verchick, Robert R.M. Feminist legal theory : A primer.
New York : New York University Press, 2006.
ALEX, DOUGLASS STACKS KF478.L48 2006

MacKinnon, Catharine A. Are women human?: and other international dialogues.
Cambridge, Massachusetts: Belknap Press of Harvard University, 2006.
ALEX, DOUGLASS STACKS HQ1236.M337 2006

Mossman, Mary Jane. The first women lawyers : a comparative study of gender, law and the legal professions.
Oxford: Hart Pub, 2006.
DOUGLASS STACKS K118.W6M67 2006

Rowland, Debran. The boundaries of her body: The troubling history of women's rights in America.
Naperville, Illinois: Sourcebooks, Incorporated, 2005.
DOUGLASS STACKS KF478.R69 2004

Scales, Ann. Legal feminism : Activism, lawyering, and legal theory.
New York : New York University Press, 2006.
ALEX, DOUGLASS STACKS K349.S296 2006

Sheehy, Elizabeth A. and McIntyre, Sheila. Calling for change : Women, law, and the legal profession.
Ottawa : University of Ottawa Press, 2006.
ALEX STACKS KE332.W6S46 2006

Journals

The journals below may contain relevant articles on your chosen topic. To locate the online versions of these journals, search for the title in IRIS and select "Periodical title begins with" from the dropdown menu. The results page will include a link to the electronic version.

Feminist legal studies [Rutgers Restricted, Online Resource]

The journal of gender, race, and justice [Rutgers Restricted, Online Resource]

Indexes

Journal articles from a variety of periodical sources can be found via these specialized and multidisciplinary indexes. Students can use their Net ID and password to log into Rutgers Restricted databases from off-campus. See the "How Do I Connect From Home?" guide for more information.

Contemporary Women's Issues (1992-present) [Rutgers Restricted, Online Resource]
Covers over 1500 sources published by more than 200 organizations around the world. Coverage includes more than 150 periodicals in addition to non-periodical source publications.

Criminal Justice Abstracts
Criminal Justice Abstracts covers crime trends, crime prevention and deterrence, juvenile delinquency, juvenile justice, police, courts, punishment and sentencing.

PAIS International and Archive
PAIS International covers literature from 1972 to the present in the fields of economics, political science, public policy, business, finance, law, international trade and relations, public administration, and government.

VioLit
This database covers information about violence, primarily juvenile violence, from books, literature reviews, journal articles and reports.

Westlaw Campus Research
Westlaw Campus Research covers thousands of publications, most of which are available in full text. It is especially useful for legal research, as well as for current news coverage and business.

Websites

The American Civil Liberties Union (Facebook Page) (MySpace Page)

Women's Rights Project

National Association of Women Lawyers

National Women's Law Center

Rutgers Camden: Women's Law Caucus

Rutgers Law Library Catalogs

These catalogs are independent of IRIS. Online access to certain legal e-Journals and databases (e.g. Westlaw) may also be arranged through the law libraries.

Rutgers Law Library - Camden

Rutgers Law Library - Newark