Political Ambition and Women in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1916-2000

Political Research Quarterly

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 127-138

  Palmer, Barbara ^a   Simon, Dennis ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0141596041     PISSN: 10659129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106591290305600202     Document Type: Review

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