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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457308103321

Autore

Lowy Joan A. <1956->

Titolo

Pat Schroeder [[electronic resource] ] : a woman of the house / / Joan A. Lowy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albuquerque, : University of New Mexico Press, c2003

ISBN

1-283-63522-4

0-8263-3100-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (226 p.)

Collana

Women's biography series

Disciplina

328.73/092

B

Soggetti

Women legislators - United States

Legislators - United States

Electronic books.

United States Politics and government 1945-1989

United States Politics and government 1989-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; 1: Pioneer Pat; 2: Forging a Feminist; 3: Guess Who's Coming to Congress; 4: Queen of the Quip; 5: In the Trenches; 6: Women and Children First; Illustrations; 7: Madam President; 8: The Tailhook Tale; 9: Pat vs. Newt; 10: A Legend Bows Out; Note on Sources; Index; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

This is the first biography of Pat Schroeder: outspoken Colorado Democrat elected to Congress in 1972, beloved by the left, and despised by the right.