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MORAL AUTHORITY AND GENDER DIFFERENCE: GEORGIA BULLOCK AND THE LOS ANGELES WOMEN'S COURT

NCJ Number
146003
Journal
Judicature Volume: 77 Issue: 3 Dated: (November-December 1993) Pages: 144-155
Author(s)
B B Cook
Date Published
1993
Length
12 pages
Annotation
This is a journal article discussing Georgia Bullock's career on the Los Angeles Women's Court.
Abstract
The Progressive program of social reform led to the establishment of the segregated Los Angeles Women's Court in 1914. This court was founded on the belief that women offenders should be judged and juveniles should be mothered by women judges. This article reviews Georgia Bullock's career as the first judge of this court and emphasizes how the beliefs in gender difference influenced her tenure. 93 footnotes.

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