Paving the Way for Madam President

This book chronicles the lives, communication styles, and presidential bids of five remarkable women_Margaret Chase Smith, Shirley Chisholm, Patricia Schroeder, Elizabeth Dole, and Carol Moseley Braun_while also addressing the obstacles and opportunities for women as presidential contenders.

Nichola D. Gutgold is associate professor of communication at Penn State Lehigh Valley. She is co-author of Elizabeth Hanford Dole: Speaking from the Heart.