First ladies in the states: The motivations and political resources of governors’ spouses

Women and Politics

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 81-109

  Van Assendelft, Laura A ^a   Nye, Bernadette ^b  

^a MARY BALDWIN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0347776000     PISSN: 01957732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J014v19n03_04     Document Type: Article

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