This reference source examines 15 controversial issues concerning women's rights in the United States. A historical overview introduces each issue, followed by the presentation of primary documents that illustrate the various positions women and men have taken in support of or opposition to the issue at hand. Chapters highlight landmark issues as the Declaration of the Rights of Women, women in the labour movement, women's suffrage, the politics of birth control and abortion, and Title IX (mainly referring to women in education and sports).