Introduction: the White House as ultimate prize / Robert P. Watson
Part 1. The struggle for political equality. Breaking the final glass ceiling: when (not if) a woman becomes president / Max J. Skidmore
Paving the way: the work of the women's movement / Anne N. Costain
Changing the climate of expectations / Erika Falk and Kathleen Hall Jamieson
Profile: Shirley Chisholm, blazing trails / Robert P. Watson and Ann Gordon
Part 2. The campaign. Can women enter the "big tents"? National party structures and presidential nominations / Melissa Haussman
A war chest full of Susan B. Anthony dollars: fund-raising issues for female presidential candidates / Victoria A Farrar-Myers
On the way to the White House: communication strategies for women candidates / Dianne Bystrom
Public discourse and female presidential candidates / Carol Lynn Bower
Profile: Pat Schroeder and the campaign that wasn't / Robert P. Watson and Ann Gordon
Part 3. The media, voters, and public opinion. The lipstick watch: media coverage, gender, and presidential campaigns / Diane J. Heith
Is the United States ready for a woman president? Is the Pope Protestant? / Carole Kennedy
Gender, race, and the Oval Office / Ann Gordon and Jerry Miller
Profile: Geraldine Ferraro, media coverage of history in the making / Robert P. Watson and Ann Gordon
Part 4. Governing. Presidential leadership: governance from a woman's perspective / Lori Cox Han
A female leader for the free world: the first woman president and U.S. foreign policy / Tom Lansford
Confronting the myths: the first woman president and national security / John Davis
Profile: Elizabeth Dole, executive ledership / Robert P. Watson and Ann Gordon
Part 5. Conclusion. Madam President: sooner or later? / Karen O'Connor.
