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Press portrayals of women politicians, 1870s-2000s : from "lunatic" Woodhull to "polarizing" Palin

Title: Press portrayals of women politicians, 1870s-2000s : from "lunatic" Woodhull to "polarizing" Palin / Teri Finneman.
Author: Finneman, Teri Ann
Publication: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2015]

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Description

vii, 219 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.

Summary

"Recent history suggests the United States is within reach of its first woman president. This book examines the media experiences of women political pioneers who helped pave the way to the breaking of the glass ceiling. It analyzes newspaper treatment of four pioneering politicians between the 1870s and 2000s and explores how media discourse of women politicians has and hasn't changed over 150 years. The women featured are Victoria Woodhull, the first woman to run for president; Jeannette Rankin, the first woman elected to Congress; Margaret Chase Smith, the first woman to receive a presidential nomination at a major party's convention; and Sarah Palin, the first Republican woman vice presidential candidate. The social, political, and journalistic cultures of each woman's era are also explored to provide context for the women's media coverage. The findings illustrate that the press has used a variety of discursive strategies to delegitimize the candidacies of women politicians throughout history, which might have contributed to negative voter attitudes toward women in politics. Gendered stereotypes, gendered news frames, and double binds utilized in news coverage served to protect a male-dominated status quo. Yet a significant finding in Palin's coverage indicates that gender bias in news coverage is increasingly facing criticism, suggesting the tide may finally be turning in favor of more equalized discourse"--Provided by publisher.

Series Statement

Women in American political history

Uniform Title

Women in American political history.

Subjects

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-209) and index.

Contents

Politics, power, and the press -- Media vilification of Victoria Woodhull -- Media legitimization of Jeannette Rankin -- Media negligence of Margaret Chase Smith -- Media celebritization of Sarah Palin -- From Woodhull to Palin and moving forward.

Call Number

JFE 16-1372

ISBN

9781498524247
1498524249
9781498524254 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2015033978

OCLC

926105955

Author

Finneman, Teri Ann, author.

Title

Press portrayals of women politicians, 1870s-2000s : from "lunatic" Woodhull to "polarizing" Palin / Teri Finneman.

Publisher

Lanham : Lexington Books, [2015]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Women in American political history

Women in American political history.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-209) and index.

Research Call Number

JFE 16-1372

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