Women in the American Political System: An Encyclopedia of Women As Voters, Candidates, and Office Holders

Women in the American Political System: An Encyclopedia of Women As Voters, Candidates, and Office Holders
ISBN-10
1610699734
ISBN-13
9781610699730
Category
Political Science
Pages
722
Language
English
Published
2018-12-31
Publisher
ABC-CLIO
Author
Dianne G. Bystrom

Description

This book examines how women candidates, voters, and office holders shape U.S. political processes and institutions, lending their perspectives to gradually evolve American life and values. * Presents up-to-date encyclopedic coverage of a subject of great importance: women's progress in closing the gender gap in political power * Provides valuable context and illuminates specific areas of women's involvement in politics--for example, women as voters and women as local/state officeholders--in a nonpartisan way * Offers both historical and current primary documents on the evolution of women in politics

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