Agenda setting and African American women in state legislatures

Journal of Women, Politics and Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 71-96

  Bratton, Kathleen A ^a   Haynie, Kerry L ^b   Reingold, Beth ^c  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American women; Gender; Intersectionality; Legislative behavior; Political representation; Race

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548827040     PISSN: 1554477X     EISSN: 15544788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J501v28n03_04     Document Type: Article

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