Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. 1. Confronting the Puzzle 1
5. 2. Defining Maternal Public Policies 27
6. 3. Generating Public Attitudes 59
7. 4. Electing Women Political Leaders 89
8. 5. The Laggard American State 137
9. 6. Maternalizing American Government, Briefly 175
10. 7. Fixing the State 201
11. Appendix 1. Concerning Maternalism 223
12. Appendix 2. Political Systems with Same-Sex Union Rights 235
13. Appendix 3. Women Hereditary Executives since the Twentieth Century 239
14. Notes 253
15. Index 307