First ladies and American women : in politics and at home /

Unelected, but expected to act as befits her 'office,' the first lady has what Pat Nixon called 'the hardest unpaid job in the world.' Michelle Obama championed military families with the program Joining Forces. Four decades earlier, Pat Nixon traveled to Africa as the nation...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hummer, Jill Abraham (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, [2017]
Subjects:	Presidents' spouses > United States > History > 20th century. Presidents' spouses > United States > History > 21st century. Presidents' spouses > United States > Biography. Presidents' spouses > Family relationships > United States > History. Women > Political activity > United States > History. Sex role > United States > History. HISTORY / United States / 20th Century. HISTORY / United States / 21st Century. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Executive Branch. United States > Politics and government > 1929-1933. United States > Politics and government > 1933-1945. United States > Politics and government > 1945-1989. United States > Politics and government > 1989-

Table of Contents:

[I] After Suffrage
1. Women's Citizenship
2. The Stable Society
[II] The Second Wave
3. Equality
4. The Personal Is Political
[III] After 1980
5. Women's Rights and Human Rights
6. Motherhood and Family Politics.