Women politicians and the media / Maria Braden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Braden, Maria, 1946- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Political activity--United States.

Women.

Women in mass media.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

All American politicians face the glare of media coverage, both in running for office and in representing their constituents if elected. But for women seeking or holding high public office, as Maria Braden demonstrates, the scrutiny by newspapers and television can be both withering and damaging -- a fact that has changed little over the decades despite the emergence of more women in politics and more women in the news media.Particularly disturbing is the fact that the increase in the number of women reporters appears to have had little effect on the way women candidates are portrayed in the m

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1. Going Forward, Walking Backward; 2. The First and Only; 3. The ""Glamour Girls"" of Congress; 4. A Rose by Any Other Name; 5. The Push for Equal Rights; 6. Battling Bella; 7. Are We There Yet?; 8. Almost a Bridesmaid; 9. 1992 and All That; 10. The Kamikaze Campaign and Politics As Usual; 11. Nearing the Millennium; 12. From a Woman's Point of View; 13. Ms. President?; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8131-5855-9