TY - BOOK AU - Osborn,Tracy L. TI - How women represent women: political parties, gender, and representation in the state legislatures SN - 9780199949397 (ebook) : AV - HQ1236.5.U6 O73 2012 U1 - 328.730082 23 PY - 2012/// CY - New York, Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Women legislators KW - United States KW - States KW - Women KW - Political activity KW - Party affiliation KW - Political parties KW - Government policy KW - Legal status, laws, etc N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - 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 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199845347.001.0001 ER -