1st Edition
The Year Of The Woman Myths And Realities
294 Pages
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Routledge
282 Pages
by
Routledge
282 Pages
by
Routledge
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The 1992 American election saw more women running for office, at both local and national level, than ever before. The number of women elected increased by 50% in the House of Representatives and by a staggering 300% in the Senate. This book describes these key races, revealing the underlying tales of voter and institutional reactions to the women candidates and highlights the unprecedented levels... Read more
Forthcoming Titles -- Why Was 1992 the "Year of the Woman"? Explaining Women's Gains in 1992 -- The California Senate Races: A Case Study in the Gendered Paradoxes of Politics -- Patty Murray: The Mom in Tennis Shoes Goes to the Senate -- Carol Moseley-Braun: The Insider as Insurgent -- Lynn Yeakel Versus Arlen Specter in Pennsylvania: Why She Lost -- When Women Run Against Women: Double Standards and Vitriol in the New York Primary -- Women and the 1992 House Elections -- Women in State Legislatures: One Step at a Time -- Political Parties and the Year of the Woman -- Women's PACs in the Year of the Woman -- Political Advertising in the "Year of the Woman": Did X Mark the Spot? -- Voter Responses to Women Senate Candidates -- Gender and Voting in the 1992 Presidential Election -- Increasing the Number of Women in Office: Does It Matter?
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.
