A feminist in the White House : Midge Costanza, the Carter years, and America's culture wars / / Doreen J. Mattingly

• Autore: Mattingly Doreen J. <1962->
• Pubblicazione: New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (326 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.42092; B
• Soggetto topico: Political consultants - United States; Feminists - United States; Sex role - Political aspects - United States - History - 20th century; Women - Political activity - United States - History - 20th century; Culture conflict - United States - History - 20th century
• Soggetto geografico: United States Politics and government 1977-1981; United States Social conditions 1960-1980
• Classificazione: POL040010POL025000POL003000
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: COVER; A FEMINIST IN THE WHITE HOUSE: MIDGE COSTANZA, THE CARTER YEARS, AND AMERICA'S CULTURE WARS; COPYRIGHT; DEDICATION; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1: INTRODUCTION; Costanza's History; Jimmy Carter, the Women's Movement, and the Religious Right; A Biography with a Point of View; 2: MAKING IT IN A MAN'S WORLD; Early Life; From Dispatcher to Executive Assistant; Discovering the Democratic Party; A New Breed of Political Women; Reforming the Party; 3: VICE MAYOR OF ROCHESTER; City Council Race; Vice Mayor of Rochester; Running for Congress ; 4: SEX, POWER, AND THE CAMPAIGN TO ELECT JIMMY CARTERSelling Jimmy Carter in New York; A Feminist on the Campaign Trail; 1976 Democratic National Convention; Women's Issues in the General Campaign; After the Election; Appointing Women; 5: WINDOW TO THE NATION: MIDGE COSTANZA OPENS UP THE WHITE HOUSE; Carter and the Women's Movement; Appointing Women: The Battles Continue; Opening Up the White House; Welcome to the White House; The National Gay Task Force in the White House; Costanza, Gay Rights, and the Culture Wars; 6: ABORTION, CONTROVERSY, AND THE LIMITS OF LOYALTY ; Abortion and the Hyde AmendmentCostanza and Controversy; The Carter Administration and the Culture Wars; 7: INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S YEAR AND THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT ; Carter and the ERA; International Women's Year; Creating an Inclusive Conference; Opposition Builds; The Role of the White House ; The Spirit of Houston; 8: "IT ISN'T ENOUGH": FIGHTING FOR FEMINIST POLICY; Feminist Policies versus Small Government; Costanza in Trouble; The View from the Ground Floor; Moving Forward with IWY and ERA; 9: THE DECLINE AND FALL OF MIDGE COSTANZA; Good Morning America; Scripting Her Exit ; Final Escape10: IT NEVER RAINS IN CALIFORNIA; Writing a Woman's Life; Carter and the Feminists: From Bad to Worse; Teddy Kennedy for President; Now What?; A Symbol of LGBT Rights?; Feminist Trials; Leaving Los Angeles; Doing It Her Way; NOTES; PREFACE; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 MAKING IT IN A MAN'S WORLD; 3 VICE MAYOR OF ROCHESTER; 4 SEX, POWER, AND THE CAMPAIGN TO ELECT JIMMY CARTER; 5 WINDOW TO THE NATION: MIDGE COSTANZA OPENS UP THE WHITE HOUSE; 6 ABORTION, CONTROVERSY, AND THE LIMITS OF LOYALTY; 7 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S YEAR AND THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT ; 8 "IT ISN'T ENOUGH": FIGHTING FOR FEMINIST POLICY9 THE DECLINE AND FALL OF MIDGE COSTANZA; 10 IT NEVER RAINS IN CALIFORNIA; BIBLIOGRAPHY; PRIMARY SOURCES; Archives; Interviews; SECONDARY SOURCES; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: Midge Costanza was one of the unlikeliest of White House insiders. But for a time during the seventies, this ""loud-mouthed, pushy little broad"" with no college education was a prominent focal point of the American culture wars. In this book, Doreen Mattingly draws on Costanza's life to tell a wider, but heretofore neglected, story of the hopeful yet fraught era of gender politics in late 70s Washington - a history that is not just important to US women's and presidential history but which continues to resonate in politics today.
• Titolo autorizzato: A feminist in the White House
• ISBN: 0-19-046862-9; 0-19-046861-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910824907803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II