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000684833 1001_ $$aPalmer, Barbara,$$d1967-
000684833 24510 $$aWomen and Congressional elections :$$ba century of change /$$cBarbara Palmer and Dennis Simon.
000684833 260__ $$aBoulder, Colo. :$$bLynne Rienner Publishers,$$cc2012.
000684833 300__ $$axiv, 283 p. :$$bill. ;$$c23 cm.
000684833 4901_ $$aTower Center political studies
000684833 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 241-275) and index.
000684833 5050_ $$aPreface -- Women of the early twentieth century -- A long slow road: the integration of women into Congress -- Arrested development: a history of careerism and incumbency -- Keeping it in the family: widows, daughters, and mothers -- Women as targets: understanding the competitive environment -- Red vs blue: a history of the party gap -- Demographics is destiny: where women are elected -- Women of the twenty-first century.
000684833 520__ $$aSince 1916, when the first woman was elected to the US Congress, fewer than 10 percent of all members have been women. Why is this number so extraordinarily small? And how has the presence of women in the electoral arena changed over the past hundred years? Barbara Palmer and Dennis Simon combine a rich analytical narrative, data on nearly 40,000 candidates, and colorful stories from the campaign trail in the most thorough accounting of women's performance in House and Senate elections ever presented. The authors go beyond the conventional wisdom as they explore the continuing underrepresentation of women in Congress. In the process, they show how the "rules of the game" -- together with an important cluster of demographic characteristics that can make a district more or less "women friendly" -- have shaped opportunities for female candidates across a century of US history. -- Publisher description.
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000684833 650_0 $$aWomen$$xPolitical activity$$zUnited States$$xHistory.
000684833 650_0 $$aWomen legislators$$zUnited States$$xHistory.
000684833 650_0 $$aWomen political candidates$$zUnited States$$xHistory.
000684833 7001_ $$aSimon, Dennis Michael.
000684833 830_0 $$aTower Center political studies.
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