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List of Illustrations viii List of Tables ix Acknowledgments xi 1 Introduction 1 2 Before They Were First Ladies 25 3 The Nation’s Hostess: The First Lady and Symbolic Representation 59 4 Voice and Message: The First Lady and Descriptive Representation 91 5 Gender and Policy: The First Lady and Substantive Representation 151 6 Conclusion 194 Notes 203 Selected Bibliography 227 Index 241 Contents ...

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