TY - BOOK AU - Sheckels,Theodore F. AU - Gutgold,Nichola D. AU - Carlin,Diana B. ED - ebrary, Inc. TI - Gender and the American presidency: nine presidential women and the barriers they faced T2 - Lexington studies in political communication AV - HQ1391.U5 S47 2012eb U1 - 324.9730082 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Lanham, Md. PB - Lexington Books KW - Women presidential candidates KW - United States KW - Sex role KW - Political aspects KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - 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; Electronic reproduction; Palo Alto, Calif.; ebrary; 2013; Available via World Wide Web; Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries UR - http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10545963 ER -