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Women in Congress, 1917-2006 /

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Contains profiles, contextual essays, historical images, and appendices that provide information about the 229 women who have served in Congress from 1917 through 2006.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: United States. Congress. House. Committee on House Administration, United States. Congress. House. Office of History and Preservation
Other Authors: Wasniewski, Matthew A. (Matthew Andrew), 1969-
Format: Government Document Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : U.S. G.P.O., 2006.
Series:United States congressional serial set ; serial no. 14903.
House document (United States. Congress. House) ; 108-223.
Subjects:
United States. > Congress > Biography.
Women legislators > United States > Biography.
Online Access:https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/LPS81008
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction.
  • pt. I: Former women members. "I'm no lady, I'm a member of Congress": women pioneers on Capitol Hill, 1917-1934 ; Onto the national stage: Congresswomen in an age of crises, 1935-1954 ; A changing of the guard: traditionalists, feminists, and the new face of women in Congress, 1955-1976 ; Assembling, amplifying, and ascending: recent trends among women in Congress, 1977-2006.
  • pt. II: Current women members.
  • Appendices.