A woman's place is in the House : campaigning for Congress in the feminist era / Barbara C. Burrell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Burrell, Barbara C., 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Political activity--United States.

Women.

Women legislators--United States.

Women legislators.

Political campaigns--United States.

Political campaigns.

United States--Politics and government--1945-1989.

United States.

United States--Politics and government--1989-.

United States. Congress. House--Elections.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 p.)

Edition:

1st paperback ed.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Study of women candidates for U.S. House that argues women are successful in winning elections.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

1. Introduction

2. American Views of Women as Political Leaders: The Polls, Experiments, and Surveys

3. The Presence and Performance of Women Candidates in Primary Elections

4. The Backgrounds of Female Candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives, 1968-92

5. Political Parties and Women's Candidacies

6. Sex and Money: The Financing of Women's and Men's Campaigns for the U.S. House of Representatives, 1972-92

7. The Presence and Performance of Women Candidates in General Elections for the U.S. House of Representatives

8. Women Members of Congress and Policy Representation

9. Conclusion

References

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1282604805

9786612604805

0472024248

OCLC:

651663647