Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Foerstel, Karen. Climbing the Hill: gender conflict in Congress / Karen Foerstel and Herbert N. Foerstel. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-275-94914-1 (alk. paper) 1. Women in politics-- United States. 2. Women legislators--United States. 3. United States. Congress--Officials and employees. 4. Sex discrimination against women--United States. I. Foerstel, Herbert N. II. Title. HQ1391.U5F64 1996 320'.082--dc20 95-37651 British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data is available. Copyright © 1996 by Karen Foerstel and Herbert N. Foerstel All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, by any process or technique, without the express written consent of the publisher. Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 95-37651 ISBN: 0-275-94914-1 First published in 1996 Praeger Publishers, 88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881 An imprint of Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. Printed in the United States of America ∞ + ⃝™ The paper used in this book complies with the Permanent Paper Standard issued by the National Information Standards Organization (Z39.48-1984). 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 -iv- |