Biographical Dictionary of Congressional Women

by Karen Foerstel

This comprehensive reference guide to women who have served in Congress provides detailed biographies of each of the 200 women who have held office on Capitol Hill over the past 80 years. Along with statistics on their congressional service, the biographies contain first-hand interviews and personal anecdotes.

An introduction outlines the history of women in Congress, the obstacles they faced early in the century as well as today, and their...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313302901
• ISBN13: 9780313302909
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"