Presidents' wives and first ladies: On achieving eminence within a traditional gender role

Sex Roles

Volumn 35, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 309-336

  Simonton, Dean Keith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0030353280     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01664772     Document Type: Article

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