Gender and the American presidency

Sheckels, Theodore F.

Gender and the American presidency nine presidential women and the barriers they faced / [electronic resource] : Theodore F. Sheckels, Nichola D. Gutgold, and Diana Bartelli Carlin. - Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, 2012. - x, 192 p. - Lexington studies in political communication . - Lexington studies in political communication. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface -- Gender and the American presidency: nine presidential women and the barriers they faced -- Nancy Landon Kassebaum: the junior senator from Kansas with a mind of her own -- Dianne Feinstein: the loneliness of a moderate voice -- Barbara Mikulski: wrong style, wrong appearance -- Elizabeth Hanford Dole: a star surrogate -- Nancy D'Alesssandro Pelosi: tangled-up in stereotypes -- Olympia Snowe: seeking a sensible center -- Christine Gregoire: a competent communicator -- Kathleen Gilligan Sebelius: realizing America's promise -- Linda Lingle: forgotten politico in paradise -- Conclusion: what must a presidential woman be.


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Women presidential candidates--United States.
Sex role--Political aspects--United States.


Electronic books.

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