TY - BOOK AU - Fitzpatrick,Ellen F. TI - The highest glass ceiling: women's quest for the American presidency SN - 9780674088931 (alk. paper) AV - HQ1236 .F49 2016 U1 - 320.0820973 23 PY - 2016/// CY - Cambridge, Massachusetts PB - Harvard University Press KW - Woodhull, Victoria C. KW - Smith, Margaret Chase, KW - Chisholm, Shirley, KW - Women KW - Political activity KW - United States KW - History KW - Presidential candidates KW - Biography KW - Women presidential candidates N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Victoria Woodhull : "A very conspicuous position" -- Margaret Chase Smith : "The elephant has an attractive face" -- Shirley Chisholm : "Shake it up, make it change" N2 - "A woman will one day occupy the Oval Office because women themselves have made it inevitable, says best-selling historian Ellen Fitzpatrick. She tells the remarkable 150-year story of the candidates, voters, activists, and citizens who, despite overwhelming odds against women in politics, set their sights on the highest glass ceiling in the land."--Provided by publisher ER -