Madam President Women Blazing the Leadership Trail

Name: Madam President Women Blazing the Leadership Trail
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ISBN: 9780415934329

ISBN-10: 041593432X

ISBN-13: 9780415934329

Edition: 2003 (Revised)

Authors: Eleanor Clift, Tom Brazaitis

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The first Madam President will be sworn in sooner than most people think. But the gender gap in politics is still shockingly broad, say two of America's most readable political commentators in this "timely look at the nation's sputtering efforts to envision a woman in America's top job."(The Boston Globe). Charting the transformation of women's power in American politics from the first female presidential candidate (Victoria Woodhull in 1872) to the shattered presidential hopes of Shirley Chisholm and Elizabeth Dole, Madam President presents tales of passion, determination, set-backs, and triumph from nearly all national women politicians and most leading state politicians "in the…

Book details

List price: $46.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 2/7/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English



Introduction: Why Not a Woman?



Getting Organized



Women Raising Money for Women: the Creation of Emily's List



The Anita Hill Hearings: A Call to Arms /or: Women Running and Winning: the Post Ferraro Babies



Competing to Win Elective Office: the Obstacles Women Face



The 2000 Election: No Women Wanted



Senator Clinton



Go West, Young Woman



The Governor Gap



The Un-Kennedy



Governor Swift: A Cautionary Tale



Careful and Cautious



Women in the House and Senate



Hurrying History



Coda A How-to for Women Source


Notes


Index