| Description |
1 online resource (vii, 207 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-204) and index. |
| Contents |
Black women's leadership re-examined -- Research design -- The narratives of nine Black female political leaders --Understanding Black women's political leadership -- Black women's leadership: common features and cultural legacy -- Closing reflections -- Black female members by Congressional term, 1969-2011 -- Firsts for Black women in U.S. politics nationwide, 1891-2010 -- States that experienced the most growth in Black elected officials, 1970-2000 -- Black women in the Georgia House of Representatives, 1966-2011 -- Black women in the Georgia Senate, 1993-2011 -- Black women's firsts in Georgia politics, 1966-2010 -- Leadership development program design. |
| Summary |
While a small but growing number of empirical studies have been conducted and reported on Black women as leaders, most of which is focused on Black women in the professions, relatively few examine the leadership development experiences of the Black American woman who assumes elected office. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
African American women politicians -- Georgia.
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African American women politicians. |
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Georgia. |
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African American women legislators -- Georgia.
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African American women legislators. |
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African American women political activists -- Georgia.
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African American women political activists. |
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African American women -- Political activity -- Georgia -- Case studies.
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African American women -- Political activity. |
| Genre/Form |
Case studies.
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| Subject |
African American women. |
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African American leadership -- Georgia -- Case studies.
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African American leadership. |
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Political leadership -- Georgia -- Case studies.
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Political leadership. |
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Political campaigns -- Georgia -- Case studies.
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Political campaigns. |
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Georgia -- Politics and government -- 1951-
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
1951- |
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Since 1951 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Case studies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Rosser-Mims, Dionne. How and why Black women are elected to political office. Lewiston, NY : Edwin Mellen Press, 2012 9780773439542 (DLC) 2011031003 (OCoLC)742513998 |
| ISBN |
9780773411166 (electronic book) |
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077341116X (electronic book) |
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9780773439542 |
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0773439544 |
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