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Books on: women politicians

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Women Politicians and the Media

Book by Maria Braden; University Press of Kentucky, 1996

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Women In Mass Media, Women In Politics--United States

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...suspected sympathy toward female politicians by being even tougher on them...says, for example, that many women reporters felt compelled to...campaign than male reporters did. Women politicians recount times they felt they were "burned" by women journalists. When a woman columnist for the Houston Chronicle...
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French Women in Politics: Writing Power, Paternal Legitimization, and Maternal Legacies

Book by Raylene L. Ramsay; Berghahn Books, 2003

Subjects:

France--Politics And Government, Women And Literature--France, Women Authors, French--Interviews, Women In Politics--France, Women In Politics--France--Biography, Women Politicians--France--Interviews, Women Public Officers--France--Biography, Women Public Officers--France--History

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...justify her legitimacy as a politician. Legitimacy through and beyond...governance-the right of women to play both maternal and...generation of Socialist female politicians did not shrink in the face of challenging portfolios new to women but nor, indeed, from foregrounding...paternal legitimization, both as women politicians and as mothers...
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Women Legislators in Central America: Politics, Democracy, and Policy

Book by Michelle A. Saint-Germain, Cynthia Chavez Metoyer; University of Texas Press, 2008

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Women Legislators--Central America, Women Politicians--Central America

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ELECTED WOMEN AS LEGISLATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES Unfortunately, we as women politicians in general-and as women in particular-get no rest, because I think that if we neglect things just a little, the men politicians will leave us with nothing...
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The Almanac of Women and Minorities in American Politics

Book by Mart Martin; Westview Press, 1999

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Gays--United States--Political Activity--Handbooks, Manuals, Etc, Minorities--United States--Political Activity--Handbooks, Manuals, Etc, Women In Politics--United States--Handbooks, Manuals, Etc, Women Politicians--United States--Handbooks, Manuals, Etc

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Martin, Mart, 1944- The almanac of women and minorities in American politics...index. ISBN 0-8133-6870-7 1. Women in politics-- United States--Handbooks, manuals, etc. 2. Women politicians--United States--Handbooks...
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Sex as a Political Variable: Women as Candidates and Voters in U.S. Elections

Book by Richard A. Seltzer, Jody Newman; Lynne Rienner, 1997

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Sex Role--United States, Voting--United States, Women In Politics--United States, Women Politicians--United States

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...Richard A. Sex as a political variable: women as candidates and voters in U.S. elections...55587-736-2 pbk.: alk. paper 1. Women in politics -- United States. 2. Women politicians -- United States. 3. Voting -- United...

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Journal Articles on: women politicians

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Of Politicians, Populism, and Plates: Marketing the Body Politic

Journal article by Jeffrey D. Broxmeyer; Women's Studies Quarterly, Vol. 38, 2010

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Law, Political systems, Political theory, Popular culture, Populism

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...to deconstruct this phenomenon of politicians as commodities by investigating two...transformation during the campaign, from politician to commodity, and then to carnivalesque...between the physical body of the politician and its representation as simulacra. In neoliberal democracy, a politicians image is a capital-intensive investment...spectacularization, separating the politician into a physical corpus, the living...
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Life's a Party; Do Political Parties Help or Hinder Women?

Journal article by Kira Sanbonmatsu; Harvard International Review, Vol. 32, 2010

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Gender equality--Evaluation, Gender equality--Political aspects, Political parties--Massachusetts, Political parties--Surveys, Political parties--United States, Women in politics--Growth, Women politicians--Growth

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...has ever nominated a woman for president and it remains uncommon for women to hold leadership roles...stereotype that female politicians are more honest than...produce opportunities for women. Womens faces may reassure...our discussions about women politicians, parties affect womens...
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Change and Continuity among Women State Legislators: Evidence from Three Decades

Journal article by Kathleen Dolan, Lynne E. Ford; Political Research Quarterly, Vol. 50, 1997

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Comparative studies, History, Legislatures, Politicians, Politics, Women

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...today implies that this "new" woman is different, not from men, but from women of an earlier time. Simply confirming...the very different world facing women politicians today, we hypothesize that women elected to state legislatures in...
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The Political Leadership of Women and Public Policymaking

Journal article by Barbara Burrell; Policy Studies Journal, Vol. 25, 1997

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Policy sciences--Demographic aspects, Women in politics--Analysis, Women politicians--Analysis

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...activists claim. Furthermore, women politicians serve as role models for other women and for girls, encouraging them...political realm. In The Impact of Women in Public Office, the Center for the American Woman and Politics began to answer...
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Feminist Currents

Journal article by Eileen Boris; Frontiers - A Journal of Women's Studies, Vol. 31, 2010

Subjects:

Feminism--Analysis, Feminists--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Feminists--Practice, Women in politics--Clothing, Women in politics--Social aspects, Women politicians--Clothing, Women politicians--Social aspects, Women's shoes--Social aspects

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...directed at the fashioning of politicians, especially women in public, to new heights...question: Do clothes make the woman? What is your personal relationship...it that when we talk about women in public--especially notable...Clinton Kelly always encourage women to accept their bodies and will advise a woman to "dress the body that you...

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Magazine Articles on: women politicians

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The 'Member for Refugees': Susan Pedersen Introduces Eleanor Rathbone Who Devoted Her Career as a Politician and Social Reformer during the Turbulent Interwar Years to Improving the Lot of Women and Refugees

Magazine article by Susan Pedersen; History Today, Vol. 54, May 2004

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British history--Emigration and immigration, Jewish refugees--Emigration and immigration, Rathbone, Eleanor--Behavior, Rathbone, Eleanor--Political activity, Refugees, Jewish--Emigration and immigration, Women politicians--Behavior, Women politicians--Political activity, World War II, 1939-1945--Political aspects, World War II, 1939-1945--Social aspects

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...Who Devoted Her Career as a Politician and Social Reformer during...Years to Improving the Lot of Women and Refugees. by Susan Pedersen...in close touch with Czech politicians and with anti-Nazi Germans...and as Liverpools first woman councillor, she spent twenty...building up social services for women and children; site was also...the campaigns that brought women new civic and personal rights...
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Women Join Forces to Support Black Female Politicians

Magazine article by Robin M. Bennefield; The Crisis, Vol. 111, July 2004

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African Americans, Political action committees--PAC, Political power, Politicians, United States, Women, Women Building for the Future

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Women Join Forces to Support Black Female Politicians by Robin M. Bennefield Black women have proved that they have voting power - comprising...new political action committee plans to tackle. Women Building for the Future Political Action Committee...
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A Good Woman in Europe: Augustina Osei (Pictured Right), a Dutch Politician of Ghanaian Extraction, Has High Ambitions and a Fertile Mind. A Born Optimist, She Is a Lover and Helper of People. Femi Akomolafe Interviewed Her in Amsterdam for New African

Magazine article by Femi Akomolafe; New African, May 2010

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Osei, Augustina, Politicians

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A Good Woman in Europe: Augustina Osei...cheering news as a female politician of Ghanaian extraction...and cheat them. Also as a politician, since I am going to be...political mentors; which politicians do you hold as good examples...spectacularly collapse. So, as a politician but most importantly a human...
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Not for Sale: Human Trafficking Is a Global Business Worth $30Bn a Year. Now an Influential Group of Women, Including Politicians, Actresses and Singers, Aims to Put the Fight against the Trade at the Top of the International Agenda

Magazine article by Viv Groskop; New Statesman, Vol. 137, June 2, 2008

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Artists--Political activity, Human smuggling--Prevention, Women's associations--Political activity, Women's organizations--Political activity, Women--Political activity, Women--Societies, clubs, etc.

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...Influential Group of Women, Including Politicians, Actresses and Singers...Roberts wore in Pretty Woman-arriving on an airport...attached herself to a women-only international...was the newly appointed Women Leaders Council. They...formidable and indefatigable woman with an impressive track...
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The Women of Afghanistan Find a Leader: As the Country Wakes Up from 25 Years of Conflict and Despair, a Young Female Politician Is Taking on the Warlords and Winning. F Brinley Bruton Reports from Farah Province

Magazine article by F. Brinley Bruton; New Statesman, Vol. 134, September 19, 2005

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Rebellion--Psychological aspects, Women--Grooming

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The Women of Afghanistan Find a Leader...and Despair, a Young Female Politician Is Taking on the Warlords and...All activity focuses on a woman who is slumped in a chair...crooked teeth. "This is the women of Afghanistan," says Joya...order to shepherd the beaten woman through the system. "Do you...

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Newspaper Articles on: women politicians

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THE WOMEN WHO HOLD THE CASTING VOTE; with the Upcoming General Election Looking Too Close to Call, Politicians Will Be out to Woo the Women Whose Allegiance Could Help to Swing the Verdict Their Way. Here We Profile the Movers and Vote Makers Report VIV GROSKOP Illustration NOMA BAR

Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), March 28, 2010

Subjects:

Twitter (Online service)--Political aspects, Twitter (Online service)--Reports, Women--Elections, Women--Political activity, Women--Political aspects, Women--Reports

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...Too Close to Call, Politicians Will Be out to Woo the Women Whose Allegiance Could...political history. And its women - traditionally swing...famously Worcester Woman - shorthand for 30...earlier this year that politicians are slippery, evasive...Mountford). The first woman to run a Premier League...everything. Three other women likely to make headlines...
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Lennon Tribute Will Unite Our City in 2008; Esther McVEY TV STAR. BUSINESSWOMAN. POLITICIAN. MAKE YOUR MIND UP, WOMAN

Newspaper article; Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England), January 30, 2006

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Television actors, Television actors and actresses, Working women

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Lennon Tribute Will Unite Our City in 2008; Esther McVEY TV STAR. BUSINESSWOMAN. POLITICIAN. MAKE YOUR MIND UP, WOMAN. AS I arrived fresh off the plane in Cuba, well as "fresh" as you can be after a 10 hour flight...
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Women Politicians Undergo Dramatic Makeovers to Help Wales Face Up to Violence; Charity Signs Up AMs for Launch of New Campaign

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), November 28, 2009

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Charities, Domestic violence, Family violence

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Women Politicians Undergo Dramatic Makeovers...specialist make-up to the politicians to portray the harrowing...their life; In the UK, two women a week are murdered by a...quarter of violent crime and a woman will be assaulted on average...
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Don't Say Retiring! Politician, Feminist Icon and Fashion Fan. Glenys Kinnock, Who Retires as an MEP Next Month, Takes Abbie Wightwick through Her Career Highlights and What It Means to Be a Woman

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), May 23, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...of the things that make them women, she says. She enjoys talking...As every teacher and career politician knows - first impressions are...syndrome" where some successful women block others coming up as potential...example for never promoting a woman to her cabinet. Glenys says...confrontational way. It may take women to encourage women into politics...
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Smith: Women Politicians Treated Worse Than Men

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), June 26, 2009

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British Broadcasting Corp. BBC World Service, Radio broadcasting industry

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Smith: Women Politicians Treated Worse Than Men. Redditch MP...World Service, she also complained that women in power were treated differently to...am." She warned that the exodus of women ministers in the last reshuffle had been...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: women politicians

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United States

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...as his running mate; she was the first woman to gain a major partys vice presidential...including Sandra Day OConnor , the first woman to serve on the high court. Bush, Clinton...also authorized the wiretapping. Many politicians, former government officials, and legal...
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Japan

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...members are mainly professional politicians. The Liberal Democratic party...proposal by Koizumi to allow women, and children through the...remains it returned to Japan of a woman who had been kidnapped by Korea...Japans military had forced Asian women to serve in its brothels during...
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Benin , Country, Africa

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Dahomey (reigned 1708 32), who began the practice of using women as soldiers, conquered most of the south (except Porto...the north and who was allied with Sourou Migan Apithy, a politician from Porto-Novo. Independent Dahomey was plagued by governmental...following severe disagreement between northern and southern politicians. Instead, a three-man presidential council (consisting...
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Puerto Rico

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...at Ponce, and a Catholic college for women at San Juan. Economy Manufacturing replaced...narrow margins, although more U.S. politicians voiced support for the statehood option...governor in 2000, becoming the first woman to hold the post. Anibal Acevedo Vila...
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Voting

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...fact. In the United States this was accomplished in 1920 when women were given the right to vote by the Nineteenth Amendment...racial, and economic factors. For this reason nearly all politicians rely on a sampling survey, or poll , to gauge the attitudes...

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