Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- PART I -- Chapter 1. Before CourtWatch: A Broken System -- Chapter 2. Florence: A Woman in Two Worlds -- Chapter 3. Gender Bias and the Law: The Blind Maiden -- Chapter 4. Ethical Dilemmas: Practicing Family Law -- PART II -- Chapter 5. Florence, Melanie, and Diana: "Housewives Dabbling in Politics" -- Chapter 6. The Election of 1994: "The Babes That Slew the Goliath" -- Chapter 7. Houston: After CourtWatch -- Epilogue: Loose (Odds and) Ends -- APPENDIXES -- Appendix A. Notes on Gender Socialization -- Appendix B. Justice for Children and Child Protective Services -- Appendix C. Domestic Violence and Mediation -- Appendix D. CourtWatch Protocol and Board Members -- Appendix E. Attorneys for Negotiated Resolution and Collaborative Family Law -- Appendix F. Case Histories -- Notes -- References -- Index.