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03392aam a2200421 a 4500 001 77C034FAE6E611E7A3BFBD0A97128E48 003 SILO 005 20171222010219 008 120113s2012 enka b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2012001480 020 $a 1107009928 020 $a 9781107009929 035 $a (OCoLC)773278537 040 $a DLC $b eng $c DLC $d YDX $d UKMGB $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d BWX $d CGU $d CDX $d UCILW $d PUL $d NUI $d UtOrBLW $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- $0 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/geographicAreas/n-us 050 00 $a KF8977 $b .M33 2012 $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/classification/K 082 00 $a 345.73/075 $2 23 084 $a POL040000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a McCammon, Holly J., $d 1959- $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no91008748 245 14 $a The U.S. women's jury movements and strategic adaptation : $b a more just verdict / $c Holly J. McCammon. 246 3 $a US women's jury movements and strategic adaptation 246 3 $a United States women's jury movements and strategic adaptation 264 1 $a Cambridge ; $b Cambridge University Press, $c 2012. 300 $a xviii, 298 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 24 cm. 490 1 $a Cambridge studies in contentious politics 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-290) and index. 505 0 $a Introduction : the women's jury movements and strategic adaptation -- Theorizing social movement strategic adaptation -- Broadening women's citizenship : a history of U.S. women's jury rights -- Responding to political defeats -- Countering public opposition and indifference -- Taking advantage of cultural opportunities -- Turning the movement around -- Comparing the movements : qualitative comparative analysis -- Conclusion : final thoughts on strategic adaptation and social movement agency. 520 $a "When women won the vote in the United States in 1920 they were still routinely barred from serving as jurors, but some began vigorous campaigns for a place in the jury box. This book tells the story of how women mobilized in fifteen states to change jury laws so that women could gain this additional right of citizenship. Some campaigns quickly succeeded; others took substantially longer. The book reveals that when women strategically adapted their tactics to the broader political environment, they were able to speed up the pace of jury reform, while less strategic movements took longer. A comparison of the more strategic women's jury movements with those that were less strategic shows that the former built coalitions with other women's groups, took advantage of political opportunities, had past experience in seeking legal reforms and confronted tensions and even conflict within their ranks in ways that bolstered their action"--Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Women jurors $z United States $x History. 650 0 $a Jury $z United States $x History. 650 0 $a Women $x Legal status, laws, etc. $z United States. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008113644 650 0 $a Law $x Political aspects. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85075298 650 7 $a POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / General. $2 bisacsh 830 0 $a Cambridge studies in contentious politics. $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2001095365 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180105023247.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=77C034FAE6E611E7A3BFBD0A97128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search