Gender and the American Presidency

Gender and the American Presidency
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Publisher : Lexington Books
Total Pages : 211
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ISBN-10 : 9780739166802
ISBN-13 : 0739166808
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Book Synopsis Gender and the American Presidency by : Theodore F. Sheckels

Download or read book Gender and the American Presidency written by Theodore F. Sheckels and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2012-03-08 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Gender and the American Presidency: Nine Presidential Women and the Barriers They Faced, Theodore F. Sheckels, Nichola D. Gutgold, and Diana Bartelli Carlin invite the audience to consider women qualified enough to be president and explores reasons why they have been dismissed as presidential contenders. This analysis profiles key presidential contenders including Barbara Mikulski, Nancy Pelosi, Nancy Kassebaum, Kathleen Sebelius, Christine Gregoire, Linda Lingle, Elizabeth Dole, Dianne Feinstein, and Olympia Snowe. Gender barriers, media coverage, communication style, geography, and other factors are examined to determine why these seemingly qualified, powerful politicos failed to win the White House.


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