Elly Peterson : "mother" of the moderates / Sara Fitzgerald.
By: Fitzgerald, Sara
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TextPublisher: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2012, c2011Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-308) and index.Description: xvii, 318 p., [10] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0472035134; 9780472035137.Subject(s): Peterson, Elly Maude, 1914-2008 | Republican Party (Mich.) -- History -- 20th century | Republican Party (Mich.) -- Biography | Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) -- History -- 20th century | Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) -- Biography | Women politicians -- Michigan -- Biography | Politicians -- Michigan -- Biography | Women's rights -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Conservatism -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Michigan -- Politics and government -- 1951- | United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 342.2092 F576 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284003620580 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-308) and index.
The girl from New Berlin -- Hooked on politics -- A chapeau in the ring -- The reluctant candidate -- The click moment -- Minding the middle -- Back to Washington -- A crisis of conscience -- A path out of exile -- The show -- A new crusade -- The turning point.
A biography of Elly Peterson, the woman who helped open the doors to broader participation and power for women in the Republican Party and American politics.
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