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A woman's place, the freshmen women who changed the face of Congress, Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky ; with Barbara Feinman ; foreword by Barbara Jordan

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Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky ; with Barbara Feinman ; foreword by Barbara Jordan

the freshmen women who changed the face of Congress

In what has come to be called the Year of The Woman, the largest class of freshmen women in history was elected to Congress, an event spurred in part by the reaction to the Anita Hill/Clarence Thomas hearings. A Woman's Place ... is the story of their first eight months in CongressCongresswoman Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky - with the cooperation of the other freshmen women - chronicles her journey and that of her colleagues, from their swearing-in to her own dramatic budget vote. The Congresswomen reveal a great deal of common ground: a commitment to "women's issues," which they see as important to everyone; a different style of managing, legislating, communicating, and consensus-building, which they hope to impress on the status quo; the desire to put a new spin on the broad range of issues held to be "male issues," simply by being there and presenting the female perspective; and a shared feeling that although women representatives constitute only 11 percent of the House, in many respects they speak for 52 percent of the population

Foreword / Barbara Jordan -- 1. A Collision of Opportunity: How We Got Here -- 2. Excuse Me, Miss, but Are You a Member?: The Male Culture of the Capitol -- 3. Chicks in Congress: What We Bring as Women -- 4. Women's Business: How We Approach the Issues -- 5. You Can Run but You Can't Hyde: The Hyde Amendment Vote -- 6. Legislating Dignity: Minority Women -- 7. For Whom the Bells Toll: Juggling Job and Family -- 8. Shattering the Glass Ceiling: How Far Can We Go? -- 9. 218: The Vote -- Epilogue: Our Legacy to Our Children -- The Freshmen Women