Legal Feminism: Activism, Lawyering, and Legal Theory - Tapa dura

"The living experience of practice imparts a special vitality to Legal Feminism, as does the personal voice. . . . Offers readers a kind of you-are-there viewpoint that law students hunger for and that any legal audience appreciates." -Elizabeth Rapaport,Dickason Professor of Law, University of New Mexico "Legal Feminism challenges readers to think of feminism as a pragmatic strategy, and as a transformative approach to epistemology, politics, and ethics. Scales is audacious yet subtle, erudite but refreshingly accessible. She never fails to remind us that great questions, and no-holds-barred political struggles, are also occasions for compassion, solidarity, and humor. Legal Feminism is a bracing tonic for these times of battle fatigue and political disillusionment: it will help many of us to remember why we became feminists, and will equip all readers with a powerful array of political and analytic tools." -Kathryn Abrams,Herma Hill Kay Distinguished Professor of Law, School of Law-Boalt Hall, University of California, Berkeley "Ann Scales' unique vision shines through this jazzy account of feminism, legal theory and the practice of law. Legal Feminism has something for everyone-practicing lawyers, judges, activists and theorists of all stripes. Scales guides us through high theory, gender politics, and important judicial decisions with philosophical sophistication, stylish and passionate prose, and wisdom." -Martha Chamallas,Robert J. Lynn Chair, Moritz College of Law, The Ohio State University "...[E]xcellently crafted, eminently readable, and both courageous and fortuitous in its timing. . . . a riveting combination of analytical elegance, comic timing, and informed passion for the legal status of gender issues." -Law and Politics Book Review "A significant and unique contribution to the field of jurisprudence. . . . Links feminist jurisprudence to the central debates and approaches of the jurisprudential field in general, and shows how it can serve as a general set of jurisprudential principles that transcend what are usually thought to be its gendered boundaries." -Lucinda M. Finley,University of Buffalo Law School, State University of New York