How women represent women [electronic resource] : political parties, gender, and representation in the state legislatures / Tracy L. Osborn. Osborn, Tracy L., 1975- Women legislators United States States. Women Political activity United States States. Party affiliation United States States. Political parties United States States. Women Government policy United States States. Women Legal status, laws, etc. United States States. HQ1236.5.U6 O73 2012 328.730082 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. This title argues that political parties fundamentally structure the ways in which women legislators represent women's interests. Using original election, sponsorship and roll call data across the US state chambers, Osborn shows how parties shape the policy alternatives women offer. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2012. c2012. 2012 Text 1 online resource (xv, 228 p.) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199845347.001.0001 eng United States United States United States United States United States United States