When I Started Law School I Was Shocked To Learn That Our Legal System Traditionally Had The Man As The Head And Master Of The Family. As Late As The '70s And '80s When We Were Fighting For The Equal Rights Amendment, States Like Louisiana Still Had A Head And Master Law. - SearchQuotes

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When I started law school I was shocked to learn that our legal system traditionally had the man as the head and master of the family. As late as the '70s and '80s when we were fighting for the Equal Rights Amendment, states like Louisiana still had a head and master law.

Patricia Ireland

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