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A feminist in the White House : Midge Costanza, the Carter years, and America's culture wars / Doreen J. Mattingly.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mattingly, Doreen J., 1962- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Costanza, Midge, 1932-2010.
- Costanza, Midge.
- Carter, Jimmy, 1924-2024--Friends and associates.
- Carter, Jimmy.
- Political consultants--United States--Biography.
- Political consultants.
- Feminists--United States--Biography.
- Feminists.
- Sex role--Political aspects--United States--History--20th century.
- Sex role.
- Women--Political activity--United States--History--20th century.
- Women.
- Culture conflict--United States--History--20th century.
- Culture conflict.
- United States--Politics and government--1977-1981.
- United States.
- United States--Social conditions--1960-1980.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (326 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Oxford University Press, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Midge Costanza was one of the unlikeliest of White House insiders. But for a time during the seventies, this ""loud-mouthed, pushy little broad"" with no college education was a prominent focal point of the American culture wars. In this book, Doreen Mattingly draws on Costanza's life to tell a wider, but heretofore neglected, story of the hopeful yet fraught era of gender politics in late 70s Washington - a history that is not just important to US women's and presidential history but which continues to resonate in politics today.
- Contents:
- COVER; A FEMINIST IN THE WHITE HOUSE: MIDGE COSTANZA, THE CARTER YEARS, AND AMERICA'S CULTURE WARS; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1: INTRODUCTION; Costanza's History; Jimmy Carter, the Women's Movement, and the Religious Right; A Biography with a Point of View; 2: MAKING IT IN A MAN'S WORLD; Early Life; From Dispatcher to Executive Assistant; Discovering the Democratic Party; A New Breed of Political Women; Reforming the Party; 3: VICE MAYOR OF ROCHESTER; City Council Race; Vice Mayor of Rochester; Running for Congress
- 4: SEX, POWER, AND THE CAMPAIGN TO ELECT JIMMY CARTERSelling Jimmy Carter in New York; A Feminist on the Campaign Trail; 1976 Democratic National Convention; Women's Issues in the General Campaign; After the Election; Appointing Women; 5: WINDOW TO THE NATION: MIDGE COSTANZA OPENS UP THE WHITE HOUSE; Carter and the Women's Movement; Appointing Women: The Battles Continue; Opening Up the White House; Welcome to the White House; The National Gay Task Force in the White House; Costanza, Gay Rights, and the Culture Wars; 6: ABORTION, CONTROVERSY, AND THE LIMITS OF LOYALTY
- Abortion and the Hyde AmendmentCostanza and Controversy; The Carter Administration and the Culture Wars; 7: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S YEAR AND THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT ; Carter and the ERA; International Women's Year; Creating an Inclusive Conference; Opposition Builds; The Role of the White House ; The Spirit of Houston; 8: "IT ISN'T ENOUGH": FIGHTING FOR FEMINIST POLICY; Feminist Policies versus Small Government; Costanza in Trouble; The View from the Ground Floor; Moving Forward with IWY and ERA; 9: THE DECLINE AND FALL OF MIDGE COSTANZA; Good Morning America; Scripting Her Exit
- Final Escape10: IT NEVER RAINS IN CALIFORNIA; Writing a Woman's Life; Carter and the Feminists: From Bad to Worse; Teddy Kennedy for President; Now What?; A Symbol of LGBT Rights?; Feminist Trials; Leaving Los Angeles; Doing It Her Way; NOTES; PREFACE; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 MAKING IT IN A MAN'S WORLD; 3 VICE MAYOR OF ROCHESTER; 4 SEX, POWER, AND THE CAMPAIGN TO ELECT JIMMY CARTER; 5 WINDOW TO THE NATION: MIDGE COSTANZA OPENS UP THE WHITE HOUSE; 6 ABORTION, CONTROVERSY, AND THE LIMITS OF LOYALTY; 7 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S YEAR AND THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT
- 8 "IT ISN'T ENOUGH": FIGHTING FOR FEMINIST POLICY9 THE DECLINE AND FALL OF MIDGE COSTANZA; 10 IT NEVER RAINS IN CALIFORNIA; BIBLIOGRAPHY; PRIMARY SOURCES; Archives; Interviews; SECONDARY SOURCES; INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-046862-9
- 0-19-046861-0
- OCLC:
- 953456209
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