The Roll Call Behavior of Men and Women in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1937–2008

Politics and Gender

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 225-246

  Simon, Dennis M ^a   Palmer, Barbara ^b  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79956255292     PISSN: 1743923X     EISSN: 17439248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1743923X1000005X     Document Type: Article

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