Speaking as women: Women and floor speeches in the Senate

Journal of Women, Politics and Policy

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-21

  Osborn, Tracy ^a   Mendez, Jeanette Morehouse ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Congress; Floor speeches; Women legislators

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951609134     PISSN: 1554477X     EISSN: 15544788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15544770903501384     Document Type: Article

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