Fitzpatrick, Ellen F.

The highest glass ceiling : women's quest for the American presidency / Ellen Fitzpatrick. - pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Victoria Woodhull : "A very conspicuous position" -- Margaret Chase Smith : "The elephant has an attractive face" -- Shirley Chisholm : "Shake it up, make it change".

"A woman will one day occupy the Oval Office because women themselves have made it inevitable, says best-selling historian Ellen Fitzpatrick. She tells the remarkable 150-year story of the candidates, voters, activists, and citizens who, despite overwhelming odds against women in politics, set their sights on the highest glass ceiling in the land."--Provided by publisher.

9780674088931 (alk. paper)

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Woodhull, Victoria C. 1838-1927.
Smith, Margaret Chase, 1897-1995.
Chisholm, Shirley, 1924-2005.


Women--Political activity--History.--United States
Presidential candidates--United States--Biography.
Women presidential candidates--United States--Biography.

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