The highest glass ceiling
Subtitle: women's quest for the American presidency
By: Ellen Fitzpatrick
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 318
ISBN-13: 9780674088931
Subjects: History; Biography; Presidential candidates; Women presidential candidates; Political activity; Women
Description: "A woman will one day occupy the Oval Office because women themselves have made it inevitable, says best-selling historian Ellen Fitzpatrick. She tells the remarkable 150-year story of the candidates, voters, activists, and citizens who, despite overwhelming odds against women in politics, set their sights on the highest glass ceiling in the land."--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-302) and index.
Table of contents: title: Victoria Woodhull : "A very conspicuous position"; title: Margaret Chase Smith : "The elephant has an attractive face"; title: Shirley Chisholm : "Shake it up, make it change"; title: 2016.