Women and Political Participation: A Reference Handbook

by Barbara Burrell

Book Overview

An illuminating analysis of the long and ongoing struggle of women in America to gain political equality and bring about change in public policy.

Women and Political Participation examines the involvement of women in American politics, concentrating mainly on their participation since the birth of the second women's movement in the late 1960s. From the creation of grassroots and national organizations to voting and running...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1851095926
• ISBN13: 9781851095926
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.1"