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Author Rosser-Mims, Dionne

Title How and why Black women are elected to political office : a narrative analysis of nine cases in the state of Georgia / Dionne Rosser-Mims ; with a foreword by Juanita Johnson-Bailey
Published Lewiston, NY : Edwin Mellen Press, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (vii, 207 pages) : illustrations, map
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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-204) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject African American women politicians -- Georgia
African American women legislators -- Georgia
African American women political activists -- Georgia
African American women -- Political activity -- Georgia -- Case studies
African American leadership -- Georgia -- Case studies
Political leadership -- Georgia -- Case studies
Political campaigns -- Georgia -- Case studies
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- Legislative Branch.
African American leadership
African American women legislators
African American women political activists
African American women -- Political activity
African American women politicians
Political campaigns
Political leadership
Politics and government
SUBJECT Georgia -- Politics and government -- 1951- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85054232
Subject Georgia
Genre/Form Case studies
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780773411166
077341116X