Anticipating madam president / edited by Robert P. Watson, Ann Gordon.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Watson, Robert P., 1962-

Gordon, Ann, 1971-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Presidents--United States--Election.

Presidents.

Women political candidates.

United States.

Presidential candidates--United States.

Presidential candidates.

Women political candidates--United States.

Physical Description:

xv, 271 pages : portraits ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Boulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner, 2003.

Contents:

1 Introduction: The White House as Ultimate Prize / Robert P. Watson 1

Part 1 The Struggle for Political Equality

2 Breaking the Final Glass Ceiling: When (Not If) a Woman Becomes President / Max J. Skidmore 21

3 Paving the Way: The Work of the Women's Movement / Anne N. Costain 31

4 Changing the Climate of Expectations / Erika Falk, Kathleen Hall Jamieson 43

5 Profile: Shirley Chisholm, Blazing Trails / Robert P. Watson, Ann Gordon 53

Part 2 The Campaign

6 Can Women Enter the "Big Tents"? National Party Structures and Presidential Nominations / Melissa Haussman 59

7 A War Chest Full of Susan B. Anthony Dollars: Fund-raising Issues for Female Presidential Candidates / Victoria A. Farrar-Myers 81

8 On the Way to the White House: Communication Strategies for Women Candidates / Dianne Bystrom 95

9 Public Discourse and Female Presidential Candidates / Carol Lynn Bower 107

10 Profile: Pat Schroeder and the Campaign That Wasn't / Robert P. Watson, Ann Gordon 117

Part 3 The Media, Voters, and Public Opinion

11 The Lipstick Watch: Media Coverage, Gender, and Presidential Campaigns / Diane J. Heith 123

12 Is the United States Ready for a Woman President? Is the Pope Protestant? / Carole Kennedy 131

13 Gender, Race, and the Oval Office / Ann Gordon, Jerry Miller 145

14 Profile: Geraldine Ferraro, Media Coverage of History in the Making / Robert P. Watson, Ann Gordon 157

Part 4 Governing

15 Presidential Leadership: Governance from a Woman's Perspective / Lori Cox Han 163

16 A Female Leader for the Free World: The First Woman President and U.S. Foreign Policy / Tom Lansford 177

17 Confronting the Myths: The First Woman President and National Security / John Davis 189

18 Profile: Elizabeth Dole, Executive Leadership / Robert P. Watson, Ann Gordon 201

19 Madam President: Sooner or Later? / Karen O'Connor 207

Appendix The White House Project 219.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-258) and index.

ISBN:

1588261379

1588261131

OCLC:

50164529