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Women and Congressional elections : a century of change
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Title
Women and Congressional elections : a century of change / Barbara Palmer and Dennis Simon.
ISBN
9781588268150 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1588268152 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781588268402 (pbk. : alk. paper)
1588268403 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Published
Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, c2012.
Physical Description
xiv, 283 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 17, 2012
Series
Tower Center political studies
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-275) and index.
Contents
Preface
Women of the early twentieth century
A long slow road: the integration of women into Congress
Arrested development: a history of careerism and incumbency
Keeping it in the family: widows, daughters, and mothers
Women as targets: understanding the competitive environment
Red vs blue: a history of the party gap
Demographics is destiny: where women are elected
Women of the twenty-first century.
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