Foreword - Pat Schroeder. The White House: The Ultimate Prize - the Editors. THE STRUGGLE FOR POLITICAL EQUALITY. Breaking the Glass Ceiling - M.J. Skidmore. Paving the Way: The Work of the Women's Movement - A.N. Costain. Changing the Climate of Expectations - E. Falk and K. Hall Jamieson. Profile: Shirley Chisholm, Blazing Trails. THE CAMPAIGN. Obtaining the Nomination: The Role of Parties - M. Haussman. Fundraising Issues for Female Candidates - V.A. Farrar-Myers. Communication on the Way to the White House - D. Bystrom. Public Discourse - C.L. Bower. Profile: Pat Schroeder, The Campaign that Wasn't. THE MEDIA, VOTERS, AND PUBLIC OPINION. Media Coverage of Campaign Firsts - D.J. Heith. Is America Ready for a Woman President? - C. Kennedy. Gender, Race, and the Oval Office - A. Gordon and J. Miller. Profile: Geraldine Ferraro, Media Coverage of History in the Making. GOVERNING. Leadership: Governance from a Woman's Perspective - L. Cox Han. A Female Leader for the Free World: Foreign Policy Issues - T. Lansford. Confronting the Myths: A Question of National Security - J. Davis. Profile: Elizabeth Dole, Executive Leadership. CONCLUSION. Madam President: Sooner or Later? - K. O'Connor.
Robert P. Watson lectures in political science at Florida Atlantic University. He is editor of the journal White House Studies and author of numerous books on gender and the presidency. Ann Gordon is assistant professor of political science at Ohio University.
A fascinating read that conveys the complexity and challenges surrounding the pursuit of the White House and thoroughly speculates about the conditions the first female president will encounter both on the campaign trail and in office. - Julie Dolan, Macalester College
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