Constitution As a Social Design Gender And Civic Membership in the American Constitutional Order

"In this original and exciting new book, Gretchen Ritter provides the first thorough gender-centered account of the way the United States Constitution was formulated and has evolved. The book is cleverly organized in terms of themes through which the post-Nineteenth Amendment Constitution has defined gender and the citizenship status of women in the United States. The Constitution as Social Design is a major work of scholarship and constitutional interpretation. It will become required reading for all scholars working in law and politics, gender studies, and American political development."Desmond King, University of Oxford "Ritter successfully argues that seeing the constitution as social design rather than merely a charter for rights allows us to reinterpret the meaning of citizenship. This book is a significant contribution to gender studies, constitutional history, and U.S. political development."Julie Novkov, University of OregonRitter, Gretchen is the author of 'Constitution As a Social Design Gender And Civic Membership in the American Constitutional Order', published 2006 under ISBN 9780804754385 and ISBN 0804754381.