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

Informationen zum Autor Theodore F. Sheckels (Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University) is the Charles J. Potts Emeritus Professor of Social Science, as well as an emeritus professor of English and communication studies, at Randolph-Macon College. Dr. Sheckels has contributed numerous articles and book chapters and has published thirteen books, which reflect his research on various literary and political communication topics. Klappentext 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceChapter 1. Gender and the American Presidency: Nine Presidential Women and the Barriers they Faced: An IntroductionChapter 2. Nancy Landon Kassebaum: The Junior Senator from Kansas with a Mind of Her OwnChapter 3. Dianne Feinstein: The Loneliness of a Moderate VoiceChapter 4. Barbara Mikulski: Wrong Style, Wrong AppearanceChapter 5. Elizabeth Hanford Dole: A Star SurrogateChapter 6. Nancy D'Alessandro Pelosi: Tangled-Up in StereotypesChapter 7. Olympia Snowe: Seeking a Sensible CenterChapter 8. Christine Gregoire: A Competent Communicator Chapter 9. Kathleen Gilligan Sebelius: Realizing America's PromiseChapter 10. Linda Lingle: Forgotten Politico in ParadiseChapter 11. Conclusion: What Must a Presidential Woman Be

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• Authors: Diana B. Carlin, Carlin Diana B., Nichola D. Gutgold, Gutgold Nichola D., Sheckels, Theodore F. Sheckels, Theodore F./ Gutgold Sheckels, Sheckels Theodore F.
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.02.2012
• EAN: 9780739166796
• ISBN: 978-0-7391-6679-6
• No. of pages: 324
• Series: Lexington Studies in Political Communication; Lexington Studies in Political; Lexington Studies in Political Communication
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; USA, Media Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Women in Politics, Political leaders & leadership, United States of America, USA, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Political leaders and leadership