Politics

"Gender and the American Presidency: Nine Presidential Women and the Barriers They Faced"

Diana Carlin; Nichola Gutgold; Theodore Sheckels

About the Program

Diana Carlin, former dean of the Graduate School and International Programs at the University of Kansas, Theodore Scheckels, English and communications professor at Randolph-Macon College, and Nichola Gutgold, associate communication arts and sciences professor at Penn State Lehigh Valley, examine the qualifications of nine women in politics that includes Olympia Snowe, Barbara Mikulski, and Elizabeth Dole and why they have not been considered as possible contenders for the presidency.   Diana Carlin, Theodore Scheckels, and Nichola Gutgold speak at the Dole Institute in Lawrence, Kansas.

About the Authors

Diana Carlin

Diana Carlin is the former dean of the Graduate School and International Programs at the University of Kansas and is currently the associate vice president for Graduate Education at Saint Louis University.


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Theodore Sheckels

Theodore Sheckels is the editor of Cracked But Not Shattered: Hillary Rodham Clinton's Unsuccessful Campaign for the Presidency.  He is an English and communication studies professor at Randolph-Macon College.


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Nichola Gutgold

Nichola Gutgold is the author of several books, including Paving the Way for Madam President and The Rhetoric of Supreme Court Women: From Obstacles to Options.  He is an associate communication arts and sciences professor at Penn State Lehigh Valley.  


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"Gender and the American Presidency: Nine Presidential Women and the Barriers They Faced"

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