Full Description
In Gender and the American PresidencyBarriers 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. Watch the authors discuss gender and American politics on CSPAN's BookTV.
Contents
PrefaceChapter 1. Gender and the American Presidency: Nine Presidential Women and the Barriers they Faced: An IntroductionChapter 2. Nancy Landon Kassebaum: The Junior Senator from Kansas with a Mind of Her OwnChapter 3. Dianne Feinstein: The Loneliness of a Moderate VoiceChapter 4. Barbara Mikulski: Wrong Style, Wrong AppearanceChapter 5. Elizabeth Hanford Dole: A Star SurrogateChapter 6. Nancy D'Alessandro Pelosi: Tangled-Up in StereotypesChapter 7. Olympia Snowe: Seeking a Sensible CenterChapter 8. Christine Gregoire: A Competent Communicator Chapter 9. Kathleen Gilligan Sebelius: Realizing America's PromiseChapter 10. Linda Lingle: Forgotten Politico in ParadiseChapter 11. Conclusion: What Must a Presidential Woman Be
