Departmental Papers (ASC)
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
January 1993
Publication Source
Political Science Quarterly
Volume
108
Start Page
29
Last Page
36
Abstract
The struggle for political power has been long and difficult for women in the United States. The barriers to participation in politics have been both legal and cultural, overt and subtle. In colonial America there were few direct limits on women's participation. However, the combination of franchise restrictions based on property ownership and the overwhelming propensity for property to be held in a man's name meant that few women participated in electoral politics as either voters or officeholders.
Recommended Citation
Delli Carpini, M. X., & Williams, B. A. (1993). The Year of the Woman? Candidates, Votes and the 1992 Elections. Political Science Quarterly, 108 29-36. Retrieved from https://repository.upenn.edu/asc_papers/22
Date Posted: 14 January 2008
This document has been peer reviewed.
Comments
NOTE: At the time of publication, the author Michael X. Delli Carpini was affiliated with Columbia University. Currently January 2008, he is a faculty member of the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania.