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A comprehensive reference guide to women who have served in Congress.

Table of Contents

Introduction Biographies Selected Bibliography Index

About the Author

KAREN FOERSTEL is a reporter with Congressional Quarterly Magazine. She is the co-author, with Herbert Foerstel, of Climbing the Hill (Praeger, 1996).

Reviews

?A good overview of the role the 200 women who have made it to Congress have played and of the political trends that have made their presence their noteworthy.?-Booklist Spotlight on Women's History

?Foerstel's work belongs in every political science reference collection.?-Choice

?I am...happy to recommend Biographical Dictionary of Congressional Women as a well-written resource about the women who have served in Congress, past and present.?-Feminist Collections

?It is convenient having biographical information on all Congresswomen gathered into one volume, making this a unique resource.?-Reference & User Services Quarterly

?Karen Foerstel's Biographical Dictionary of Congressional Women is an invaluable compendium of biographical information on the 200 women who have served in the U.S. Congress....Foerstel has provided a valuable service....Foerstel has produced a valuable reference guide for both scholars of women in politics and of Congress.?-APSA Legislative Studies Section Newsletter

?This biographical dictionary is a welcome research tool because it provides detailed information on all women who have been elected to Congress....This is an accessible and informative research tool. The author steps beyond the dry writing style of most traditional biographical dictionaries by telling the story of each woman's rise to power....This work is especially useful to students.?-American Reference Books Annual

"A good overview of the role the 200 women who have made it to Congress have played and of the political trends that have made their presence their noteworthy."-Booklist Spotlight on Women's History

"Foerstel's work belongs in every political science reference collection."-Choice

"I am...happy to recommend Biographical Dictionary of Congressional Women as a well-written resource about the women who have served in Congress, past and present."-Feminist Collections

"It is convenient having biographical information on all Congresswomen gathered into one volume, making this a unique resource."-Reference & User Services Quarterly

"Karen Foerstel's Biographical Dictionary of Congressional Women is an invaluable compendium of biographical information on the 200 women who have served in the U.S. Congress....Foerstel has provided a valuable service....Foerstel has produced a valuable reference guide for both scholars of women in politics and of Congress."-APSA Legislative Studies Section Newsletter

"This biographical dictionary is a welcome research tool because it provides detailed information on all women who have been elected to Congress....This is an accessible and informative research tool. The author steps beyond the dry writing style of most traditional biographical dictionaries by telling the story of each woman's rise to power....This work is especially useful to students."-American Reference Books Annual