TY - BOOK AU - Perry,Elisabeth Israels TI - After the vote: feminist politics in La Guardia's New York T2 - Oxford scholarship online SN - 9780190948542 (ebook) : AV - JS1228 U1 - 320.85082097471 23 PY - 2019/// CY - New York, NY PB - Oxford University Press KW - Municipal officials and employees KW - New York (State) KW - New York KW - History KW - 20th century KW - Women in the civil service KW - Women KW - Political activity KW - New York (N.Y.) KW - Politics and government KW - 1898-1951 N1 - Previously issued in print: 2019; Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized N2 - Soon after his first inauguration in 1934, New York City mayor Fiorello La Guardia began appointing women into his administration. By the end of his three terms he had installed almost a hundred women as lawyers, board and commission members and secretaries, deputy commissioners, and judges. No previous mayor had done anything comparable. These 'Women of the La Guardia Administration' met frequently for mutual support and political strategizing. This work tells their stories UR - https://go.openathens.net/redirector/lords.parliament.uk?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199341849.001.0001 ER -