01667nam a2200337 a 4500 EDZ0000077396 StDuBDS 20150804193922.0 m||||||||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 120417s2012 nyua fo| 001 0 eng|d 9780199949397 (ebook) : No price StDuBDS StDuBDS HQ1236.5.U6 O73 2012 328.730082 23 Osborn, Tracy L., 1975- How women represent women [electronic resource] : political parties, gender, and representation in the state legislatures / Tracy L. Osborn. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2012. 1 online resource (xv, 228 p.) : ill. 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. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. Print version 9780199845347 Oxford scholarship online http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199845347.001.0001 36714 36714