Political widowhood in the United States: An empirical assessment of underlying assumptions of representation

Journal of Women, Politics and Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 395-426

  Jalalzai, Farida ^a   Hankinson, Chad A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Congress; Gender; Widowhood; Widows; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 65749292572     PISSN: 1554477X     EISSN: 15544788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15544770802212224     Document Type: Article

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