The Gendering of American Politics: Founding Mothers, Founding Fathers, and Political Patriarchy

by Mark E. Kann

Book Overview

America's founding mothers and fathers built gender bias into American politics. This book examines traditional prejudices against women's political participation as well as efforts to overcome these prejudices during a revolutionary era. It inquires into the shifting male hierarchies that kept some men out of politics, admitted others to a limited citizenship, and privileged a few men with leadership authority. It also assesses the impact of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275961125
• ISBN13: 9780275961121
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.6" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

More than societal sexism

Mark E. Kann's work is important and fascinating. He goes beyond the idea that American politics (especially the presidaency) is the result of general male domination in Western society to argue thath it was specifcally built into the political stuctures of our nascient nationhood. As such, he not only contributes to the discussion around a potential woman president, but he adds nuance to issues of masculinity and presidential politics.