Women Take Their Place in State Legislatures: The Creation of Women's Caucuses: The Creation of Women's Caucuses

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Anna Mitchell Mahoney is an Administrative Assistant Professor of Women’s Political Leadership at Tulane University’s Newcomb College Institute.

Zusammenfassung
Investigating the opportunities, resources, and frames that women utilize to create legislative caucuses

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Table of Contents

Chapter One: Women Take Their Place……………….…………...……………………………..9

Chapter Two: Many Paths to Yes: The Creation of Women’s Caucuses………………………..33

Chapter Three: For Women, There is No One Way or Place to Caucus………………………...52

Chapter Four: The New Jersey Women’s Legislative Caucus………………………………..…85

Chapter Five: The Colorado Women’s Legislative Caucus……………………………………114

Chapter Six: The Pennsylvania Attempt………………………………………………………..148

Chapter Seven: The Iowa Attempt……………………………………………………………...174

Chapter Eight: Explaining Women’s Caucuses………………………………………………...199

References………………………………………………………………………………………219