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9780813319711

The Year of the Woman

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  • ISBN13:

    9780813319711

  • ISBN10:

    0813319714

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1994-01-01
  • Publisher: Westview Pr
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Author Biography

Clyde Wilcox is professor of government at Georgetown University. He has published a number of books on religion and politics in the U.S. and abroad, and on interest group politics, including Groups in American Elections: The New Face of Electioneering, Second Edition and The Values Campaign: The Christian Right in the 2004 Elections. He also writes on gender politics, campaign finance, and the politics of science fiction.

Table of Contents

List of Tables and Figures
Acknowledgments
Why Was 1992 the "Year of the Woman"? Explaining Women's Gains in 1992p. 1
The California Senate Races: A Case Study in the Gendered Paradoxes of Politicsp. 25
Patty Murray: The Mom in Tennis Shoes Goes to the Senatep. 49
Carol Moseley-Braun: The Insider as Insurgentp. 71
Lynn Yeakel Versus Arlen Specter in Pennsylvania: Why She Lostp. 87
When Women Run Against Women: Double Standards and Vitriol in the New York Primaryp. 109
Women and the 1992 House Electionsp. 123
Women in State Legislatures: One Step at a Timep. 141
Political Parties and the Year of the Womanp. 161
Women's PACs in the Year of the Womanp. 181
Political Advertising in the Year of the Woman: Did X Mark the Spot?p. 197
Voter Responses to Women Senate Candidatesp. 217
Gender and Voting in the 1992 Presidential Electionp. 237
Increasing the Number of Women in Office: Does It Matter?p. 255
About the Book and Editorsp. 271
About the Contributorsp. 273
Indexp. 277
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