| On Account of Sex |
| PREFACE |
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS |
| ABBREVIATIONS |
 | 1 CONSOLIDATION AND STALEMATE, 1945–1960 |
 | 1 The Equal Rights Amendment and the Ambivalent Legacy of World War II |
| 2 "Reasonable Distinctions": An Alternative to the ERA |
| • | 3 "Specific Bills for Specific Ills": Equal Pay Legislation |
| • | 4 Tokens of Presidential Esteem: Women Appointees |
| 2 MOVING AGAIN |
| 5 A New Frontier for Women: The Kennedy Administration |
| 6 The Equal Pay Act of 1963: Compromise and Victory |
| 3 THE PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN |
| 7 The PCSW Versus the ERA |
| 8 The PCSW and a Unified Agenda for Women's Rights |
| 4 BEYOND THE PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION |
| 9 A Model for Action |
| 10 A New women's Movement |
| CONCLUSION POLITICAL STRATEGIES AND OUTCOMES |
| • | The Equal Rights Amendment |
| • | Token Appointments |
| • | The President's Commission on the Status of Women |
| • | Possibilities and Limitations of Government Action |
| • | Feminism |
| • | Effective Strategies |
| Appendix 1: Text of the Equal Pay Act of 1963 |
| Appendix 2: Executive Order 10980 Establishing the President's Commission on the Stagus of Women |
| Appendix 3: Members of the President's commission and Its Committees |
| Notes |
| • | PREFACE |
| • | 1 The Equal Rights Amendment and the Ambivalent Legacy of World War II |
| • | 2 "Reasonable Distinctions": An Alternative to the ERA |
| • | 3 "Specific Bills for Specific Ills": Equal Pay Legislation |
| • | 4 Tokens of Presidential Esteem: Women Appointees |
| • | 5 A New Frontier for Women: The Kennedy Administration |
| • | 6 The Equal Pay Act of 1963: Compromise and Victory |
| • | 7 The PCSW Versus the ERA |
| • | 8 The PCSW and a Unified Agenda for Women's Rights |
| • | 9 A Model for Action |
| • | 10 A New women's Movement |
| • | Possibilities and Limitations of Government Action |
| ABBREVIATIONS |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY |
| INDEX |