The Rhetoric of Supreme Court Women: From Obstacles to Options
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The Supreme Court is one of the most traditional institutions in America that has been an exclusively male domain for almost two hundred years. From 1981 to 2010 four women were appointed to the Supreme Court for the first time in U.S. history. The Rhetoric of Supreme Court Women: From Obstacles to Options by Nichola D. Gutgold analyzes the rhetoric of the first four women elected to the Supreme Court: Sandra Day OConnor Ruth Bader Ginsburg Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan. Gutgolds thorough exploration of these pioneering womens rhetorical strategies includes confirmation hearings primary scripts of their written opinions invited public lectures speeches and personal interviews with Justices OConnor Ginsburg and Sotomayor. These illuminating documents and interviews form rhetorical biographies of the first four women of the Supreme Court shedding new light on the rise of political women in the American judiciary and the efficacy of their rhetoric in a historically male-dominated political system. Gutgolds The Rhetoric of Supreme Court Women provides valuable insight into political communication and the changing gender zeitgeist in American politics.
