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Encyclopedia of women and American politics / [edited by] Lynne E. Ford
Bib ID 4330548
Format BookBook
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Description New York : Facts On File, c2008 
xx, 636 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm. 
ISBN 9780816054916 (hc : alk. paper) 
Summary

"Encyclopedia of Women and American Politics contains all the material a reader needs to understand the role of women in U.S. political history. Containing more than 500 entries in an A-to-Z format, this single-volume reference provides balanced coverage of the people, issues and events that shaped any discussion of women in American politics. Broad topics, such as sexual harassment, are cross-referenced with related key events and people. Suitable for a high school and junior college audience, this comprehensive encyclopedia also provides a biography for every woman who has served in the U.S. House of Representatives, the Senate, and the Supreme Court."--Back cover.

Full contents
  • Machine derived contents note: Contents
  • List Of Entries
  • Contributors
  • Introduction
  • Entries A To Z
  • Appendices
  • Tables and Statistical Portraits
  • Significant Speeches Delivered by a Woman and
  • Selected Primary Documents from the Women's Rights Movement
  • Bibliography
 
Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Subjects Women - Political activity - United States - Encyclopedias.  |  Women legislators - United States - Encyclopedias.  |  United States - Politics and government - Encyclopedias.
Other authors/contributors Ford, Lynne E

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