Women of the U.S. Congress / Isobel V. Morin.

By:

Morin, Isobel V, 1928- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Profiles (Minneapolis, Minn.)Publisher: Minneapolis : Oliver Press, [1994]Description: 160 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

1881508129

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DDC classification:

328.730082 20 M.I.W.

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Table of contents

Contents:

Introduction -- 1. Jeannette Rankin : a woman's place is in the House -- 2. Margaret Chase Smith : a woman's place is in the House and in the Senate -- 3. Helen Gahagan Douglas : a voice for democracy -- 4. Shirley Chisholm : a political maverick -- 5. Barbara Jordan : the gentlelady from Texas -- 6. Nancy Landon Kassebaum : a quiet Kansan -- 7. Barbara Mikulski : a brawler from Baltimore -- 8. The year of the woman : 1992 -- Women who served in the U.S. Congress -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author -- Photo credits.

Summary: Describes the lives and political careers of eleven women who have served in the Congress: Jeannette Rankin, Margaret Chase Smith, Helen Gahagan Douglas, Shirley Chisholm, Barbara Jordan, Nancy Landon Kassebaum, Barbara Mikulski, Dianne Feinstein, Barbara Boxer, Patty Murray, and Carol Moseley Braun.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Main library A4	Faculty of Economics & Political (Political)	328.730082 M.I.W. (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00004888

Includes bibliographical references (pages 152-153) and index.

Introduction --
1. Jeannette Rankin : a woman's place is in the House --
2. Margaret Chase Smith : a woman's place is in the House and in the Senate --
3. Helen Gahagan Douglas : a voice for democracy --
4. Shirley Chisholm : a political maverick --
5. Barbara Jordan : the gentlelady from Texas --
6. Nancy Landon Kassebaum : a quiet Kansan --
7. Barbara Mikulski : a brawler from Baltimore --
8. The year of the woman : 1992 --
Women who served in the U.S. Congress --
Bibliography --
Index --
About the author --
Photo credits.

Describes the lives and political careers of eleven women who have served in the Congress: Jeannette Rankin, Margaret Chase Smith, Helen Gahagan Douglas, Shirley Chisholm, Barbara Jordan, Nancy Landon Kassebaum, Barbara Mikulski, Dianne Feinstein, Barbara Boxer, Patty Murray, and Carol Moseley Braun.

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