From Women of the Year to “Soccer Moms”: The Case of the Incredible Shrinking Women

Political Communication

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 193-213

  Vavrus, Mary Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Political women; Soccer moms; Swing voters; Year of the Woman

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034419878     PISSN: 10584609     EISSN: 10917675     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/105846000198477     Document Type: Article

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