From the margins to the center
Subtitle: contemporary women and political communication
By: Patricia A. Sullivan and Lynn H. Turner.
Contributors: Turner, Lynn H.
Series: Praeger series in political communication,
Publisher: Praeger
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 151
Subjects: Women in public life -- United States.; Communication in politics -- United States.; Communication -- Sex differences.; Women -- Language.
Description: From the Margins to the Center fills an important gap in the political communications literature, examining the patterns of women as political communicators in the United States to determine if they have learned the "political game" as defined by men - or if they have carved out the "different kind of politics" envisioned by Congresswoman Patricia Schroeder when she considered seeking the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination.

Examining the cases of Lani Guinier, Hillary Rodham Clinton, and Janet Reno, the authors explore the rhetorical choices contemporary women are making in political discourse. They frame this exploration theoretically by describing three moral boundaries that discourage women from entering political life: the boundary between morality and politics, the moral point of view boundary, and the boundary between public and private life. Guinier, Clinton, and Reno have each adopted different strategies in confronting these boundaries and in challenging gender stereotypes, and their strategies dramatically illustrate the communication of contemporary political women.

Of interest to all in speech communication, political science, and women's studies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [127]-143) and index.