| 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 |
| • | Postwar Backlash |
| • | Women Leaders and Women's Issues |
| • | The Equal Rights Amendment Ascendant, 1946 |
| • | The National Committee to Defeat the Unequal Rights Amendment |
| 2 "Reasonable Distinctions": An Alternative to the ERA |
| • | The "Status Bill" |
| • | The Hayden Amendment |
| • | Eisenhower: For . . . But Not Quite |
| • | 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 |
| • | Democratic Party Women on the Outs |
| • | Women's Bureau Ascendancy |
| 6 The Equal Pay Act of 1963: Compromise and Victory |
| • | Organizing Support |
| • | Compromise and Victory |
| 3 THE PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN |
| 7 The PCSW Versus the ERA |
| • | The Equal Rights Amendment and the 1960 Campaign |
| • | The Pcsw: An Alternative to the ERA |
| • | Sequestering the ERA |
| • | A Compromise Proposal |
| • | The ERA—"Need Not Now Be Sought" |
| • | Equality of Rights: "Basic to Democracy" |
| 8 The PCSW and a Unified Agenda for Women's Rights |
| • | Federal Employment |
| • | Private Employment |
| • | Protective Labor Legislation |
| • | Education |
| • | Financial Security |
| • | Care of Children |
| • | The Impact of the President's Commission |
| 4 BEYOND THE PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION |
| 9 A Model for Action |
| • | Lyndon Johnson |
| • | "Crypto-Feminism" |
| • | The Citizens' Advisory Council and the Interdepartmental Committee on the Status of Women |
| • | Title VII |
| • | Acting on the PCSW Agenda |
| • | The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
| 10 A New women's Movement |
| • | The Creation of the National Organization for Women |
| • | An Outside Pressure Group |
| 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 |
| • | Declaration of Purpose |
| Appendix 2: Executive Order 10980 Establishing the President's Commission on the Stagus of Women |
| • | Part I Establishment of the President's Commission on the Status of Women |
| • | Part II Duties of the President's Commission on the Status of Women |
| • | Part III Remuneration and Expenses |
| Appendix 3: Members of the President's commission and Its Committees |
| • | Committee on Civil and Political Rights |
| • | Committee on Education |
| • | Committee on Federal Employment |
| • | Committee on Home and Community |
| • | Committee on Private Employment |
| • | Committee on Protective Labor Legislation |
| • | Committee on Social Insurance and Taxes |
| 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 |
| • | Manuscript Collections |
| • | Government Documents |
| • | Books |
| • | Periodical Literature |
| • | Dissertations |
| • | Interviews |
| • | Unpublished Manuscripts |
| INDEX |
| • | A |
| • | B |
| • | C |
| • | D |
| • | E |
| • | F |
| • | G |
| • | H |
| • | I |
| • | J |
| • | K |
| • | L |
| • | M |
| • | N |
| • | O |
| • | P |
| • | R |
| • | S |
| • | T |
| • | U |
| • | V |
| • | W |
| • | Y |
| • | Z |
