non-federal activity, 5, 35, 66–72, 81n45, 82n53, 83n62

phone banks, 141, 155

Political Opportunity Program, 5, 62–68, 82n48, 82n51

polling, 56, 143, 155

presidential elections, 1–2, 9–10, 62, 69–72, 108, 132, 135–145, 148, 158

primary activities, 2, 9, 27, 47, 57–60, 75, 79n28, 103, 108, 134n2, 139, 142–144, 158

role of competition in endorsement, 53, 79n28, 101–103, 121–122, 125–126, 128–133, 151–152

strategic decision making, 3, 27, 51, 60–61, 64, 69, 86, 118, 128, 138, 150–153, 157

TEAM EMILY, 40n22, 72–73, 84n64

WOMEN VOTE!, 1, 4, 34, 62–68, 75, 80n42, 81n43–44, 82n53, 138, 141, 143

women-versus-women races, 59–61

Women's Monitor, 4, 64, 80n39–40, 143, 151

Epstein, David, 47

Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), 4, 23–26, 36–37, 41–43, 127, 131, 161n7

Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA), 14–16, 20, 33, 38n3, 41, 114n18

Federal Election Commission (FEC), 11n6, 17, 33, 38n4, 38n7, 39n8, 39n9, 39n14, 66, 70–73, 77n3, 78n12, 78n14, 80n41, 82n55, 83n57, 83n60, 85, 92, 97, 111n1, 112n10–11, 113n14, 113n16–17, 114n22, 115n27, 121, 134n3, 142–143, 146n5, 149, 151, 154, 160n2

Feinstein, Dianne, 147

Ferraro, Geraldine, 60, 137

Fox, Richard Logan, 46

Francia, Peter, 8, 47, 57, 63, 80n36, 87–89, 95, 104, 113n16, 114n18, 134n2

Freeman, Jo, 13, 19, 39n15

Friedman, Jon, 98

Gais, Thomas, 101

gender gap, 20–23, 39n16, 63, 85, 88, 149

gender stereotypes, 46

geographic representation, 103, 110, 154

Gertzog, Irwin, 22