Women's Rights Handbook
Publisher: Office of the Attorney General 1998
Number of pages: 305
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The Women's Rights Handbook has been prepared by the Office of the Attorney General as a summary of women's rights in important areas such as employment, economic independence, education, housing, health care, domestic relations, violent crimes and child care. It also provides other valuable information related to those rights.
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