A Feminist in the White House: Midge Costanza, the Carter Years, and America's Culture Wars

by Doreen Mattingly

Book Overview

A feminist, an outspoken activist, a woman without a college education, Midge Costanza was one of the unlikeliest of White House insiders. Yet in 1977 she became the first female Assistant to the President for Public Liaison under Jimmy Carter, emerging as a prominent focal point of the American culture wars. Tasked with bringing the views of special interest groups to the president, Costanza championed progressive causes even as Americans grew increasingly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197583350
• ISBN13: 9780197583357
• Release Date: May 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"