Political Women: The Women's Movement, Political Institutions, the Battle for Women's Suffrage and the ERA

by Alana Jeydel

Under what conditions are political elites responsive to social movements, and when do social movements gain access to political elites? This book explores this question with regard to the women's movement in the US, asking under what conditions are Congress and the presidency responsive to the women's movement, and when will the women's movement gain access to Congress and the presidency?
The book systematically compares the relation between political...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415694108
• ISBN13: 9780415694100
• Release Date: August 2011
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"