Negotiating gendered discourses : Michelle Bachelet and Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner Women as political subjects and agents in Chile and Argentina Human rights icons : feminized political leadership frames Economic policy claims Feminist policy claims Appendix Negotiating Gendered Discourses analyzes the discourse surrounding Michelle Bachelets 2006 presidential election in Chile to that of Cristina Fernandez de Kirchners 2007 election in Argentina. Christie reveals key points of intersection between the contemporary political discourse of these elections and the women led human rights campaigns in the Southern Cone region Provided by publisher