Women in Congress, 1917-2006
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1 online resource (v, 1008 pages) : illustrations.
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preservation - Publisher: Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office, 2006.
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General Note: | "An updated version of House document 101-238, entitled Women in Congress, 1917-1990''--Page iii. "Matthew A. Wasniewski, editor-in-chief"--Page v. Paper version available for sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Publishing Office. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction. -- pt. I: Former women members. "I'm no lady, I'm a member of Congress": women pioneers on Capitol Hill, 1917-1934 ; Onto the national stage: Congresswomen in an age of crises, 1935-1954 ; A changing of the guard: traditionalists, feminists, and the new face of women in Congress, 1955-1976 ; Assembling, amplifying, and ascending: recent trends among women in Congress, 1977-2006. -- pt. II: Current women members. -- Appendices. |
Restrictions on Access Note: | Restrictions unspecified |
Summary, etc.: | Contains profiles, contextual essays, historical images, and appendices that provide information about the 229 women who have served in Congress from 1917 through 2006. |
Reproduction Note: | Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. |
System Details Note: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 |
Action Note: | digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve |
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Subject: | United States. Congress Biography United States. Congress History Women legislators United States Biography Women legislators United States History |