Gender and the American presidency [electronic resource] : nine presidential women and the barriers they faced / Theodore F. Sheckels, Nichola D. Gutgold, and Diana Bartelli Carlin.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Lexington studies in political communicationPublication details: Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, 2012.Description: x, 192 pSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 324.9730082 23
LOC classification:
  • HQ1391.U5 S47 2012eb
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Contents:
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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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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