A comprehensive reference guide to women who have served in Congress.
Introduction Biographies Selected Bibliography Index
KAREN FOERSTEL is a reporter with Congressional Quarterly Magazine. She is the co-author, with Herbert Foerstel, of Climbing the Hill (Praeger, 1996).
?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
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