| Description |
1 online resource (x, 192 pages) : illustrations |
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Lexington studies in political communication |
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Lexington studies in political communication.
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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 |
| Summary |
Gender and the American Presidency: Nine Presidential Women and the Barriers They Faced, by Theodore F. Sheckels, Nichola D. Gutgold, and Diana Bartelli Carlin, is a book that includes interviews with several of the subjects, inviting not only the reader, but the women themselves to consider why they have been dismissed as presidential contenders. Gender and media scholars as well as the general public will find the barriers of communication style, geography, stereotyping, and more, both frustrating and fascinating as the US attempts |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Women presidential candidates -- United States
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Sex role -- Political aspects -- United States
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- Elections.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Process -- General.
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Sex role -- Political aspects
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Women presidential candidates
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gutgold, Nichola D
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Carlin, Diana B., 1950-
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| ISBN |
9780739166802 |
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0739166808 |
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9781280671203 |
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1280671203 |
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9786613648136 |
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6613648132 |
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