He says:
In 1935, women were excluded from jury duty in most states. Over the years, some states tried to veneer the fact that women were being discriminated against by discouraging them rather than disqualifying them. For example, in Florida (until 1961), a woman had to go to the clerk of the circuit court and register her desire to be placed on the jury list.
It wasn't until 1975, in the case of Taylor v. Louisiana that the Supreme Court brushed aside various states' attempts to segregate juries based on gender: "[It] is no longer tenable to hold that women as a class may be excluded or given automatic exemptions based solely on sex...."
Here's a couple of places to get more information about this part of American history:
Legacy98.org
Ms. magazine article
Atticus: "For one thing, Miss Maudie can't serve on a jury because she's a woman--"
Scout: "You mean women in Alabama can't--?" I was indignant.
In 1935, women were excluded from jury duty in most states. Over the years, some states tried to veneer the fact that women were being discriminated against by discouraging them rather than disqualifying them. For example, in Florida (until 1961), a woman had to go to the clerk of the circuit court and register her desire to be placed on the jury list.
It wasn't until 1975, in the case of Taylor v. Louisiana that the Supreme Court brushed aside various states' attempts to segregate juries based on gender: "[It] is no longer tenable to hold that women as a class may be excluded or given automatic exemptions based solely on sex...."
Here's a couple of places to get more information about this part of American history:
Legacy98.org
Ms. magazine article
She says: Does it make you wonder how many court cases would have turned out different had women been allowed on juries earlier in our country's history?
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