The Best American Essays

One of the most celebrated singer-songwriters of the 20th Century, some of her most successful and critically acclaimed work includes "Blue", "Ladies of the Canyon", "Court and Spark", and "Both Sides, Now". The recipient of a 2002 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, she was also ranked #72 in Rolling Stone's 2003 list of the greatest guitarists of all time. In 1997, Mitchell was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

The growing legal threat to our sovereignty and values… During the past forty years, activists have repeatedly used the court system to achieve social and political change. On both the domestic and international fronts, they have accomplished substantive policy results that could not otherwise be obtained through the ordinary political processes of government both in the United States and abroad…

This collection of twenty-four original essays by leading scholars in American women's history highlights the most recent important scholarship on the key debates and future directions of this popular and contemporary field.