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Author Sheckels, Theodore F.

Title 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.

Imprint Lanham, Md. : Lexington Books, 2012.

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Description x, 192 p.
Series Lexington studies in political communication
Lexington studies in political communication.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Women presidential candidates -- United States.
Sex role -- Political aspects -- United States.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author Gutgold, Nichola D.
Carlin, Diana B., 1950-
ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780739166789 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780739166796 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780739166802 (electronic bk.)

 
    
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