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how American women's groups gained and lost their public voice
Michigan Publishing (University of Michigan)
Kristin A. Goss examines how women's civic place has changed over the span of more than 120 years, how public policy has driven these changes, and why these changes matter for women and American democracy. As measured by women's groups' appearances before the U.S. Congress, women's collective political engagement continued to grow between 1920 and 1960 when many conventional accounts claim it declined and declined after 1980, when it might have been expected to grow. Goss asks what women have gained, and perhaps lost, through expanded incorporation, as well as whether single-sex organizations continue to matter in 21st-century America.
Women's citizenship and American democracy -- Suffrage and the rise of women's policy advocacy -- The second wave surges--and then? -- From public interest to "special interests" -- Sameness, difference, and women's civic place -- What drove the changes? the not-so-easy answers -- How public policy shaped women's civic place -- Women, citizenship, and public policy in the 21st century.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-228) and index.
CAWP series in gender and American politics