Speaking for the underrepresented in the house of representatives: Voicing women's interests in a partisan era

Politics and Gender

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 493-519

  Pearson, Kathryn ^a   Dancey, Logan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 84867445902     PISSN: 1743923X     EISSN: 17439248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1743923X1100033X     Document Type: Review

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