Our Nation has had a long and unfortunate history of sex discrimination...rationalized by an attitude of "romantic paternalism" which, in practical effect, put women not on a pedestal, but in a cage.

William J. Brennan, Jr

Frontiero v. Richardson

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Oppression of women Patriarchy

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William J. Brennan, Jr

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Frontiero v. Richardson

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Supreme Court opinion Legal opinion

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Legal writing

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English

Time

1973 1970s 20th century

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Supreme Court Justice Judge Lawyer

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United States

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Brennan, William J., Jr. United States, Supreme Court. Frontiero v. Richardson. United States Reports, vol. 411, 14 May 1973, pp. 677-692. Justia, supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/411/677/.

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