LEADER 03073nam 2200541 a 450 001 9910452540203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-7425-5607-7 010 $a1-4616-4688-X 035 $a(CKB)2550000001108557 035 $a(EBL)1208888 035 $a(OCoLC)847526971 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1208888 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1208888 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10714457 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL493198 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001108557 100 $a20070924d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 200 10$aWe will be heard$b[electronic resource] $ewomen's struggles for political power in the United States /$fJo Freeman 210 $aLanham, Md. $cRowman & Littlefield Publishers$dc2008 215 $a1 online resource (276 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7425-5608-5 311 $a1-299-61948-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPrologue : 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. 330 $aIn 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. 606 $aWomen$xPolitical activity$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aPower (Social sciences)$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aFeminism$zUnited States 606 $aPolitical participation$zUnited States$xHistory 607 $aUnited States$xPolitics and government 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aWomen$xPolitical activity$xHistory. 615 0$aPower (Social sciences)$xHistory. 615 0$aFeminism 615 0$aPolitical participation$xHistory. 676 $a324.082/0973 700 $aFreeman$b Jo$0999495 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452540203321 996 $aWe will be heard$92293830 997 $aUNINA