Discrimination
The laws against sexual harassment grew from the
desire to eliminate gender discrimination. Throughout much of the 19th century,
women could not hold office, serve on juries, or bring a lawsuit in their own
names. Married women traditionally were denied the right to hold property or to
serve as legal guardians of their own children. Women were denied even the
right to vote until adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment half a century later.
Various advances in the law have eliminated these impediments to the equality
of men and women. The Fifth Amendment United States Constitution, no person
shall "...be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of
law..."
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