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Cruel And Unusual?: Virginia's New Sex Offender Registration Statute, Elizabeth P. Bruns

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

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Feminist Legal Scholarship On Rape: A Maturing Look At One Form Of Violence Against Women, Morrison Torrey

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

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Marital Rape: A Higher Standard Is In Order, Linda Jackson

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

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Providing Justice For Children In Disputed Adoptions: A Feminist Perspective, Meghan S. Skelton

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

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Diversity: The Emerging Modern Separate But Equal Doctrine, Robert N. Davis

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

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Truth & Beauty, Deception & Disfigurement: A Feminist Analysis Of Breast Implant Litigation, Kerith Cohen

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

In her recent book, The Beauty Myth,' Naomi Wolf discusses the phenomenon in which a woman links her identity to her physical appearance. Wolf presents the beauty myth as a sequel to the feminine mystique2 "discovered" by Betty Friedan.3 The feminine mystique depicts happy womanhood as a "modern" suburban housewife.4 The beauty myth, on the other hand, depicts the modern happy woman as physically perfect. 5 "The beauty myth tells a story: the quality called 'beauty' objectively and universally exists. Women must want to embody it and men must want to possess women who embody it."'

This Note explores how …

Decent And Indecent Proposals In The Law: Reflections On Opening The Contracts Discourse To Include Outsiders, Beverly Horsburgh

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

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Toward Gender Equality: The Promise Of Paradoxes Of Gender To Promote Structural Change, Andrea Giampetro-Meyer

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

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A Search For Solutions: Evaluating The Latest Anti-Stalking Developments And The National Institute Of Justice Model Stalking Code, Kimberly A. Tolhurst

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

Beatings by men are the leading cause of injury for American women.' Many people ask why these women do not leave their batterers. The answer often has its roots in the crime of stalking. As the mother of a battered woman who was stalked and murdered by her abuser explains, "People ask 'Why don't battered women leave?' They get killed. That's why."2 Unwilling to relinquish control, "batterers [can] become stalkers, pursuing their victims after the victims leave the abusive relationship."3 Stalking is a problem faced not only by domestic violence victims or women in general. Virtually anyone can fall prey …

The Schemes Of Adventuresses: The Abolition And Revival Of Common-Law Marriage, Charlotte K. Goldberg

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

Common-law marriage is about to go the way of the buggy whip. In 2005, Pennsylvania abolished common-law marriage and other state legislatures are considering following Pennsylvania's lead. Even if common-law marriage is abolished in all states, the problem of unmarried cohabitants seeking property rights arising from their relationships will still challenge the courts. In particular, because most claimants are women, the perception of them as either an "adventuress" or a "virtuous wife" will often determine whether they will attain shared property rights.

This article uses the California experience as an illustration of the evolution of the law from the abolition …

So You Think A Woman Can't Carry Out A Suicide Bombing? Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Gender Profiling: Legal Discrimination For National Security, Ashley Nicole Reynolds

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

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Why Don't More Public Schools Teach Sex Education? A Constitutional Explanation And Critique, Jesse R. Merriam

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

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Little Red Reasonable Woman And The Big Bad Bully: Expansion Of Title Vii And The Larger Problem Of Workplace Abuse, Jacquelynne M. Jordan

William & Mary Journal of Race, Gender, and Social Justice

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