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The first scholarly synthesis of women with military, quasimilitary, or intelligence backgrounds competing in political campaigns, Service above Self examines a long history of US women who served in or adjacent to the US military and translated those experiences into elected office.

Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. Service above Self
  • 2. The "First" Service above Self Candidates
  • 3. The "Badasses" of the U.S. House of Representatives
  • 4. Lt. Colonel Duckworth Goes to Washington
  • 5. Mother, Soldier, Conservative: Senator Joni Ernst
  • 6. Martha McSally, the "Long-Shot" Candidate
  • 7. Tulsi Gabbard and the "True Cost of War"
  • Conclusion: Digging the Well
  • Notes
  • A Note on Sources
  • Index

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      Publisher: MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas
      Publication Date: 8/4/2022 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780700633227, 978-0700633227
      ISBN10: 0700633227
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      Political leaders and leadership Political structure and processes

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The first scholarly synthesis of women with military, quasimilitary, or intelligence backgrounds competing in political campaigns, Service above Self examines a long history of US women who served in or adjacent to the US military and translated those experiences into elected office.

      Table of Contents
      • Preface
      • 1. Service above Self
      • 2. The "First" Service above Self Candidates
      • 3. The "Badasses" of the U.S. House of Representatives
      • 4. Lt. Colonel Duckworth Goes to Washington
      • 5. Mother, Soldier, Conservative: Senator Joni Ernst
      • 6. Martha McSally, the "Long-Shot" Candidate
      • 7. Tulsi Gabbard and the "True Cost of War"
      • Conclusion: Digging the Well
      • Notes
      • A Note on Sources
      • Index

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