This new series from Grey House offers indepth, single volumes that follow the debate, or path, to a decision on a controversial topic as it evolved throughout history. Each volume offers a wide range of opinion essays and editorials, speeches, and journal articles and expert analysis.

Table of Contents

• Publisher's Note
• Introduction
• Historical Timeline
• Citizenship & Constitutional Rights
• 1. From the Colonies to the U.S.: Women Ruled by Patriarchs (1777)
• 2. Seneca Falls, Women & Citizenship: Sentiments of the Sisterhood (1848)
• 3. Women's Right to Vote: The 19th Amendment (1920)
• 4. State Marriage Bans: First State To Ban Discrimination Based on Gender (1993)
• Sexual Nonconformity & Changing Policy
• 5. Homosexuality in Colonial America: Thomas Jefferson's Drastic Measures (1778)
• 6. Hirschfeld's Studies: Transforming Gender and Sexuality (1910, 1923)
• 7. Homosexuality Is Not a Mental Illness: American Psychiatric Association Reclassifies (1952, 1973)
• In the Workplace
• 8. Women Wartime Workers: New Gender Norms (1917, 1944)
• 9. Title IX: Gender Discrimination in Education (1972)
• 10. Phillips v. Martin Marietta: Gender Discrimination in the Workplace (1973)
• 11. Meritor Savings Bank v. Vinson: Sexual Misconduct in the Workplace (1986)
• 12. Repeal of “Don't Ask, Don't Tell”: LGBTQ Service Members Now Openly Serve (2010)
• 13. Military Ban Against Women Lifted: Women No Longer Limited to Non-Combat Roles (2013)
• 14. Hillary Clinton Runs for President: Gender Bias and American Voters (2016)
• 15. #MeToo Movement: Sexual Hierarchy and Abuse (2016-2018)
• LGBTQ+ Rights
• 16. The Stonewall Riots: Birth of the Gay Rights Movement (1969)
• 17. Supreme Court & Sexual Behavior: Court Rules to Decriminalize Same-Sex Behavior (2003)
• 18. Transgender Access to Public Bathrooms: Fight for Gender-Neutral Bathrooms (2013)
• Birth Control & Reproduction
• 19. Margaret Sanger's Birth Control Clinic: The Right Not to Reproduce (1916)
• 20. Roe v. Wade: Legalization of Abortion (1973)
• 21. Men's Rights: Anti-Feminism and the Men's Rights Movement (1976, 2009)
• Marriage & Parenting
• 22. Married Women in Early America: Fight for Property Rights and Child Custody (1848)
• 23. The Uniform Marriage and Divorce Act: No-Fault Divorce (1970)
• 24. Transgender Marriage: Legalization of Marriage Based on Gender Identity (1976)
• 25. The Violence Against Women Act: Married or Not, Violence Against Women is a Crime (1994)
• 26. Adoption by Same-Sex Couples: First State to Allow Same-Sex Couples to Adopt Jointly (1997)
• 27. Joint Parenting Movement: Shared Custody Becomes the Norm (2017)
• 28. Transgender Parenting Rights: In the Best Interests of the Child (1973-2018)
• Conclusion
• Ideas About Gender
• Primary & Secondary Sources
• Glossary
• Historical Snapshots
• Bibliography
• About the Author