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- Title
"United States v. Virginia": A Rhetorical Battle between Progress and Preservation.
- Authors
Gibson, Katie
- Abstract
This paper examines the rhetoric of the Court's opinions in "United States v. Virginia." The majority opinion is shaped by a framework of progress that acts as a conservative warrant for a politically liberal conceptualization of women. A competing framework of preservation shapes the dissent and reasserts the legitimacy of the traditional sameness/difference approach to gender equality. This analysis demonstrates that different methods of Constitutional interpretation allow for different stories of women to be told.
- Subjects
UNITED States; UNITED States v. Virginia (Supreme Court case); FEMINIST criticism; EQUAL rights; EQUALITY; SOCIAL attitudes; UNITED States. Supreme Court; CONSTITUTIONAL amendments; VIRGINIA Military Institute; MILITARY cadets; ACTIONS &; defenses (Law)
- Publication
Women's Studies in Communication, 2006, Vol 29, Issue 2, p133
- ISSN
0749-1409
- Publication type
Essay
- DOI
10.1080/07491409.2006.10162496