Anticipating Madam President

Boulder, CO: Lynne Rienner , 2003. Soft cover. Very Good. Like new, but with slight wear to edges of cover. 271 pages. Contents: Foreword / Pat Schroeder -- Preface -- Introduction : the White House as ultimate prize / Robert P. Watson -- pt. 1. The struggle for political equality -- Breaking the final glass ceiling : when (not if) a woman becomes president / Max J. Skidmore -- Paving the way : the work of the women's movement / Anne N. Costain -- Changing the climate of expectations / Erika Falk and Kathleen Hall Jamieson -- Profile : Shirley Chisholm, blazing trails / Robert P. Watson and Ann Gordon -- pt. 2. The campaign -- Can women enter the "big tents?" : National party structures and presidential nominations / Melissa Haussman. A war chest full of Susan B. Anthony dollars : fund-raising issues for female presidential candidates / Victoria A. Farrar-Myers -- On the way to the White House : communication strategies for women candidates / Dianne Bystrom -- Public discourse and female presidential candidates / Carol Lynn Bower -- Profile : Pat Schroeder and the campaign that wasn't / Robert P. Watson and Ann Gordon -- pt. 3. The media, voters, and public opinion -- The lipstick watch : media coverage, gender, and presidential campaigns / Diane J. Heith -- Is the United States ready for a woman president? Is the Pope protestant? / Carole Kennedy. Gender, race, and the Oval Office / Ann Gordon and Jerry Miller -- Profile : Geraldine Ferraro, media coverage of history in the making / Robert P. Watson and Ann Gordon -- pt. 4. Governing -- Presidential leadership : governance from a woman's perspective / Lori Cox Han -- A female leader for the free world : the first woman president and U.S. foreign policy / Tom Lansford -- Confronting the myths : the first woman president and national security / John Davis --Profile : Elizabeth Dole, executive leadership / Robert P. Watson and Ann Gordon --pt. 5. Conclusion -- Madam President: sooner or later? / Karen O'Conner -- Appendix. The White House Project. BAY 26.