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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814745103321

Autore

Martin Janet M. <1955->

Titolo

The presidency and women : promise, performance & illusion / / Janet M. Martin

Pubbl/distr/stampa

College Station, : Texas A&M University Press, c2003

ISBN

1-60344-723-7

1-58544-884-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (367 p.)

Collana

The presidency and leadership ; ; no. 15

Disciplina

352.3/082/0973

Soggetti

Women in the civil service - United States

Women - Political activity - United States

United States Officials and employees Selection and appointment

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [327]-338) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Women and the executive branch -- The Kennedy administration -- The Johnson administration -- The Nixon administration -- The Ford administration -- The Carter administration.

Sommario/riassunto

In this work, Martin studies the influence of women on and in the American executive branch, studying the presidencies of Kennedy through Carter to demonstrate both the growth of women's involvement in policy making and the political showcasing of women appointees.