Woman President: Confronting Postfeminist Political Culture

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Woman President Number Twenty-two Presidential Rhetoric and Political Communication Vanessa B. Beasley, General Editor WOMAN PRESIDENT Confronting Postfeminist Political Culture KRISTINA HORN SHEELER AND KARRIN VASBY ANDERSON Texas A&M University Press College Station Copyright © 2013 by Kristina Horn Sheeler and Karrin Vasby Anderson Manufactured in the United States of America All rights reserved First edition This paper meets the requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (Permanence of Paper). Binding materials have been chosen for durability. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Sheeler, Kristina Horn, 1965– Woman president : confronting postfeminist political culture / Kristina Horn Sheeler and Karrin Vasby Anderson. — 1st ed. p. cm. — (Presidential rhetoric and political communication ; no. 22) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-60344-983-0 (book/cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-1-62349-010-2 (e-book) 1. Women presidents—United States. 2. Women presidential candidates—United States. 3. Gender mainstreaming—United States. 4. Sex discrimination against women—United States. 5. Feminism and mass media—United States. 6. Mass media and women—United States. 7. Presidents—United States—Election—Case studies. 8. Clinton, Hillary Rodham. 9. Palin, Sarah, 1964– I. Anderson, Karrin Vasby. II.Title. JK516.S44 2013 306.2082⬘0973—dc23 2013010655 To Ian Sheeler and Thad, Jaret, and Josh Anderson with love and appreciation ...