Synopses & Reviews
From the first to one of the most recent--Jeannette Rankin (Montana, 1916) to Hillary Rodham Clinton (New York, 2001)--only two hundred women have ever served in the U.S. Congress. Have these relatively few women changed the predominantly masculine institution in which they serve? Have women as voters, activists, staff, and members made a difference? Edited by Cindy Simon Rosenthal, Women Transforming Congress examines the increasing influence of women on Congress and the ways in which gender defines and shapes Congress as a political institution.
Written by women in politics and leading scholars on Congress, the essays in this volume go beyond the limitations of prior research through their diverse analytical approaches and singular historical breadth. The volume follows women on the campaign trail, in committee rooms, in floor debate, and in policy deliberations where previously the focus was on menand#8217;s interests and activities. A gallery of photographs showing notable women from their earliest years of involvement with Congress to the present complements the essays.
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Synopsis
Includes bibliographical references (p. [455]-489) and index.
About the Author
Cindy Simon Rosenthal is the director and curator of the Carl Albert Center.
Table of Contents
Knowing Congress as a Gendered Institution: Manliness and the Implications of Women in Congress / Georgia Duerst-Lahti -- Representing Women: Congresswomen's Perceptions of Their Representational Roles / Susan J. Carroll -- Congress and the Transformation of the Women's Movement / Anne Costain and Heather Fraizer -- Women's Changing Pathways to the U.S. House of Representatives: Widows, Elites, and Strategic Politicians / Irwin N. Gertzog -- Women as Candidates in Congressional Elections / Richard E. Matland and David C. King -- Are Women Candidates Transforming Campaign Communication? A Comparison of Advertising Videostyles in the 1990's / Dianne Bystrom and Lynda Lee Kaid -- Female Legislators and the Women's Rights Agenda: From Feminine Mystique to Feminist Era / Christina Wolbrecht -- The Gendering of Cancer Policy: Media Advocacy and Congressional Policy Attention / Karen M. Kedrowski and Marilyn Stine Sarow -- Transforming the Agenda: Analyzing Gender Differences in Women's Issue Bill Sponsorship / Michele L. Swers -- Women, Committees, and Institutional Change in the Senate / Laura W. Arnold and Barbara M. King -- Transforming Policy from the Inside: Participation in Committee / Noelle H. Norton -- Invisible Power: Congressional Staff and Representation behind the Scenes / Cindy Simon Rosenthal and Lauren Cohen Bell -- Enlarging Representation: Women Bringing Marginalized Perspectives to Floor Debate in the House of Representatives / Katherine Cramer Walsh -- Legislative Careers: The Personal and the Political / Sue Thomas, Rebekah Herrick, and Matthew Braunstein -- Representing Women in Britain and the United States: The Quest for Numbers and Power / Joyce Gelb -- Transforming the Future through New Leadership / Cindy Simon Rosenthal.