Moms in chief : the rhetoric of Republican motherhood and the spouses of presidential nominees, 1992-2016 /

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Vigil, Tammy (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2019]
Subjects:
Presidential candidates' spouses > United States.
Political campaigns > United States > History.
Rhetoric > Political aspects > History.
Motherhood > Political aspects > United States.
Women > Political activity > United States.
Discours politique > Histoire.
Maternité > Aspect politique > États-Unis.
Femmes > Activité politique > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Essays.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > General.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > National.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Reference.
Motherhood > Political aspects.
Political campaigns.
Presidential candidates' spouses.
Rhetoric > Political aspects.
Women > Political activity.
United States.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: political spouses and presidential campaigns
  • Women as citizens: the emergence and entrenchment of Republican motherhood
  • Barbara Bush and Hillary Rodham Clinton: the Year of the Woman
  • Hillary Rodham Clinton and Elizabeth Dole: dutiful (and accomplished) wives
  • Tipper Gore and Laura Bush: quintessential Republican mothers
  • Laura Bush and Teresa Heinz Kerry: the all-American wife and the assertive heiress
  • Cindy McCain and Michelle Obama: revering wifedom and motherhood
  • Michelle Obama and Ann Romney: battling for mom in chief
  • Bill Clinton and Melania Trump: the former president and the model immigrant
  • Conclusion: reifying Republican motherhood.

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