Pat Schroeder [electronic resource] : a woman of the house / Joan A. Lowy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lowy, Joan A., 1956-

Series:

Women's biography series.

Women's biography series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women legislators--United States--Biography.

Women legislators.

Legislators--United States--Biography.

Legislators.

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

United States.

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

United States. Congress. House--Biography.

Schroeder, Pat.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (226 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This is the first biography of Pat Schroeder: outspoken Colorado Democrat elected to Congress in 1972, beloved by the left, and despised by the right.

Contents:

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; 1: Pioneer Pat; 2: Forging a Feminist; 3: Guess Who's Coming to Congress; 4: Queen of the Quip; 5: In the Trenches; 6: Women and Children First; Illustrations; 7: Madam President; 8: The Tailhook Tale; 9: Pat vs. Newt; 10: A Legend Bows Out; Note on Sources; Index; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-63522-4

0-8263-3100-9

OCLC:

817818713