The U.S. women's jury movements and strategic adaptation [electronic resource] : a more just verdict / Holly J. McCammon.
McCammon, Holly J., 1959-
2012
KF8977 .M33 2012eb
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Title The U.S. women's jury movements and strategic adaptation [electronic resource] : a more just verdict / Holly J. McCammon.
Author McCammon, Holly J., 1959-
ISBN 9781139379915 (electronic bk.)
1139379917 (electronic bk.)
9781107009929
1107009928
Imprint Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xviii, 298 p.) : ill.
Call Number KF8977 .M33 2012eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 345.73/075
Summary "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.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-290) and index.
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Source of Description Description based on print version record.
Series Cambridge studies in contentious politics.
Available in Other Form U.S. women's jury movements and strategic adaptation.
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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
Conslusion : final thoughts on strategic adaptation and social movement agency.

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