@article{684833,
      author = {Palmer, Barbara, and Simon, Dennis Michael.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/684833},
      title = {Women and Congressional elections : a century of change /},
      publisher = {Lynne Rienner Publishers,},
      abstract = {Since 1916, when the first woman was elected to the US  Congress, fewer than 10 percent of all members have been  women. Why is this number so extraordinarily small? And how  has the presence of women in the electoral arena changed  over the past hundred years? Barbara Palmer and Dennis  Simon combine a rich analytical narrative, data on nearly  40,000 candidates, and colorful stories from the campaign  trail in the most thorough accounting of women's  performance in House and Senate elections ever presented.  The authors go beyond the conventional wisdom as they  explore the continuing underrepresentation of women in  Congress. In the process, they show how the "rules of the  game" -- together with an important cluster of demographic  characteristics that can make a district more or less  "women friendly" -- have shaped opportunities for female  candidates across a century of US history. -- Publisher  description.},
      recid = {684833},
      pages = {xiv, 283 p. :},
      address = {Boulder, Colo. :},
      year = {2012},
}