03201nam 2200601 a 450 991080728840332120230207232032.00-7425-5607-71-4616-4688-X(CKB)2550000001108557(EBL)1208888(OCoLC)847526971(MiAaPQ)EBC1208888(Au-PeEL)EBL1208888(CaPaEBR)ebr10714457(CaONFJC)MIL493198(MiAaPQ)EBC30667468(Au-PeEL)EBL30667468(EXLCZ)99255000000110855720070924d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierWe will be heard women's struggles for political power in the United States /Jo Freeman1st ed.Lanham, Md. Rowman & Littlefield Publishersc20081 online resource (276 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-7425-5608-5 1-299-61948-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Prologue : the search for political woman -- The Iowa origins of organized Republican women -- "One man, one vote, one woman, one throat" : women in New York City politics, 1890-1910 -- The rise of political woman in the election of 1912 -- All the way for the ERA : winning and losing in Virginia -- The women who ran for president -- Ruth Bryan Owen : Florida's first congresswoman -- Marion Martin of Maine : a mother of Republican women -- Gender gaps in presidential elections -- Feminism and antifeminism in the Republican and Democratic Parties -- Gender representation in the Democratic and Republican Parties -- "Equality" vs. "protection" : setting the agenda after suffrage -- How "sex" got into Title VII : persistent opportunism as a maker of public policy -- Congressional passage of the Equal Rights Amendment -- Comparable worth -- Epilogue: the long road to Madame Speaker.In We Will Be Heard, noted political scientist Jo Freeman chronicles the struggles of women in the United States for political power. Fifteen case studies of women's struggles for political influence provide the historical context for today's political events. Starting with a general overview, the three sections of the book look at different ways in which women have broken barriers, practiced politics, and promoted public policy.WomenPolitical activityUnited StatesHistoryPower (Social sciences)United StatesHistoryFeminismUnited StatesPolitical participationUnited StatesHistoryUnited StatesPolitics and governmentWomenPolitical activityHistory.Power (Social sciences)History.FeminismPolitical participationHistory.324.082/0973Freeman Jo1670152MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910807288403321We will be heard4092794UNINA