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WOMEN IN POLITICS
Kathryn McNallyNorthern Arizona University
CCS 350W - Words at Work: Researching & Writing about CultureDr. Devon
HISTO
RY OF W
OM
EN IN
POLITICS IN
ARIZON
AArizona’s Fab Five“We are here for business.”
“Why not?”
“… I think now I have been waiting for it all my life.”
Frances Willard Munds
Nellie T. Bush
Isabella Greenway King
RECRUITM
ENT
Challenges
Percentage by Office Level
Reso
urce
s PeopleTime
MoneyCongre
ss
Statewide
State Se
nate
State House
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TimePeopleMoney
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N STRATEG
IESPercentage by Office Level
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ing
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pagi
n
Visibility
Organization/planning
Dirty Politics
Issue positions
Opponents
Challenges
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nate
State House
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OpponentsIssue posi-tionsDirty PoliticsPlanningVisibility
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IAChallenges
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anize
d Su
ppor
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Organization
MediaCongre
ss
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nate
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MediaOrganizationParty
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DRAISIN
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Vote
r Cha
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Difficulty Contacting Voters
Voter apathy or distrust
District Characteristics
Challenges
Congress
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nate
State House
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District Charac-teristicsVoter apathy or distrustDifficulty Contact-ing Voters
FUTU
RE RESEARCH
Challenges
Percentage by Office Level
Gen
der R
elat
ed
Being a woman
Woman's issues
Lack of support from other women
Congress
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State Se
nate
State House
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Lack of support from other womenWoman's issuesBeing a woman
EXPAND
PARTICIPATION
Percentage by Office Level
Cand
idat
e ch
arac
teris
tics
Name familiarity
Personality characteristics
Other problems
Challenges
Congress
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nate
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Other prob-lems
Personality characteristics
Name familiar-ity
FUTU
RE OF ELECTO
RAL POLITICS
Pro’s
EducatedWell – credentialedProfessionalQualified Party/Public support
Less likely to consider running for office
Less likely to actually run for office
Less likely to consider running again
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