Gender and the American Presidency: Nine Presidential Women and the Barriers They Faced

by Diana B. Carlin, Theodore F. Sheckels, Nichola D. Gutgold

Book Overview

In Gender and the American Presidency: Nine Presidential Women and the Barriers 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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739166794
• ISBN13: 9780739166796
• Release Date: March 2012
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher