1st Edition
Political Women The Women's Movement, Political Institutions, the Battle for Women's Suffrage and the ERA
By Alana Jeydel
Copyright 2004
236 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
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Routledge
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Under what conditions are political elites responsive to social movements, and when do social movements gain access to political elites? This book explores this question with regard to the women's movement in the US, asking under what conditions are Congress and the presidency responsive to the women's movement, and when will the women's movement gain access to Congress and the presidency? The... Read more
1. Introduction2. Theoretical Content3. Operationalization of Terms and Methodology4. The First Wave: 1848-895. The Second Wave: 1890-19286. The Third Wave: 1960-857. Conclusion
Biography
Alana S. Jeydel is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Oregon State University. She has published research on the impact of women in the U.S. Congress in Political Research Quarterly and her work on the women's movement in the United States has appeared in Congress and the Presidency and White House Studies. She is currently co-authoring a book, Participation and Protest.
