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Women in Congress, 1917-2006 / prepared under the direction of the Committee on House Administration of the U.S. House of Representatives, by the Office of History and Preservation, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives.
- Format:
- Book
- Government document
- Series:
- United States congressional serial set ; serial no. 14903.
- House document (United States. Congress. House) ; 108-223.
- United States congressional serial set ; serial no. 14903
- House document ; 108-223
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Congress--Biography.
- United States.
- United States. Congress--History.
- United States. Congress.
- Women legislators--United States--Biography.
- Women legislators.
- Women legislators--United States--History.
- Genre:
- Biography.
- History
- Biographies
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (v, 1008 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office, 2006.
- Summary:
- Contains profiles, contextual essays, historical images, and appendices that provide information about the 229 women who have served in Congress from 1917 through 2006.
- Contents:
- Introduction.
- pt. I: Former women members. "I'm no lady, I'm a member of Congress": women pioneers on Capitol Hill, 1917-1934 ; Onto the national stage: Congresswomen in an age of crises, 1935-1954 ; A changing of the guard: traditionalists, feminists, and the new face of women in Congress, 1955-1976 ; Assembling, amplifying, and ascending: recent trends among women in Congress, 1977-2006.
- pt. II: Current women members.
- Appendices.
- Notes:
- "An updated version of House document 101-238, entitled Women in Congress, 1917-1990''--Page iii.
- "Matthew A. Wasniewski, editor-in-chief"--Page v.
- Paper version available for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2015.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Women in Congress, 1917-2006
- ISBN:
- 9780160767531
- 0160767539
- OCLC:
- 905588365
- Access Restriction:
- Use copy Restrictions unspecified
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