Women's Political Discourse A 21st-Century Perspective |
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| Author:
| Mayhead, Molly A.
Marshall, Brenda DeVore |
| Series title: | Communication, Media, and Politics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7425-2909-0 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2005 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $58.95 |
Book Description:
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Women's Political Discourse profiles women in the most highly visible political offices today, highlighting their communication strategies. Following an engaging overview of women's political discourse from the early twentieth century, the book features selected women governors, representatives, and senators of the past several decades, from Jeannette Rankin--the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives--to Hillary Rodham Clinton. The authors compare women's and...
More Description Women's Political Discourse profiles women in the most highly visible political offices today, highlighting their communication strategies. Following an engaging overview of women's political discourse from the early twentieth century, the book features selected women governors, representatives, and senators of the past several decades, from Jeannette Rankin--the first woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives--to Hillary Rodham Clinton. The authors compare women's and men's political communication techniques and include helpful lists of the women governmental leaders of the twentieth and the twenty-first century. Exploring women's unique approaches to governing, Women's Political Discourse seeks to lay out innovative approaches to leadership.