Gender and the American presidency
Subtitle: nine presidential women and the barriers they faced
By: Theodore F. Sheckels, Nichola D. Gutgold, and Diana Bartelli Carlin
Contributors: Gutgold, Nichola D.; Carlin, Diana B., 1950-
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780739166789; 9780739166796; 9780739166802
Subjects: Sex role; Women presidential candidates
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Gender and the American presidency: nine presidential women and the barriers they faced; title: Nancy Landon Kassebaum: the junior senator from Kansas with a mind of her own; title: Dianne Feinstein: the loneliness of a moderate voice; title: Barbara Mikulski: wrong style, wrong appearance; title: Elizabeth Hanford Dole: a star surrogate; title: Nancy D'Alesssandro Pelosi: tangled-up in stereotypes; title: Olympia Snowe: seeking a sensible center; title: Christine Gregoire: a competent communicator; title: Kathleen Gilligan Sebelius: realizing America's promise; title: Linda Lingle: forgotten politico in paradise; title: Conclusion: what must a presidential woman be.