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Outstanding UJomen in Public Administration Taylor & Francis Taylor & Francis Group http://taylora ndfra ncis.com Outstanding Women in Public Leaders. Administration Mentors. and Pioneers Claire felbinqer Wendy R. Haynes fdited b~ l. and First published 2004 by M.E. Sharpe , Inc. Published 2016 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon 0Xl4 4RN 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017, USA Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business Copyright© 2004 Taylor & Francis. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Notices No responsibility is assumed by the publisher tor any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use of operation of any methods, products, instructions or ideas contained in the material herein. Practitioners and researchers must always rely on their own experience and knowledge in evaluating and using any information, methods, compounds, or experiments described herein. In using such information or methods they should be mindful of their own safety and the safety of others, including parties for whom they have a professional responsibility. Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only tor identification and explanation without intent to infringe. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Outstanding women in public administration : leaders, mentors, and pioneers I edited by Claire L. Felbinger and Wendy A. Haynes. p. em. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-7656-1368-9 (cloth: alk. paper)-ISBN 0-7656-1369-7 (pbk.: alk. paper) I. Women in public life-United States-Biography. 2. Women in civil service-United States-Biography. 3. Women in politics-United States-Biography. I. Felbinger, Claire L. II. Haynes, Wendy A., 1949- HQ139l.U50928 2004 305.42'092'273-dc22 2003028135 ISBN 13:978-0-7656-1369-1 (pbk) We dedicate this book to our mothers, Mary Ann Felbinger and Jenni Green. They may not have been public administrators, but they were most certainly life administrators of the highest order. Taylor & Francis Taylor & Francis Group http://taylora ndfra ncis.com Contents Preface ix Introduction xi Part I. A Different Way of Serving, a Different Way of Seeing 3 1. The Amazing Miss Burchfield Mary E. Guy 5 2. Josephine Goldmark: Champion of Scientific Management and Social Reform Hindy Lauer Schächter 31 3. Mary Livermore: A Legacy of Caring and Cooperative Womanhood in Service to the State Patricia M. Shields 49 4. Feminine Pioneer: Nellie Tayloe Ross, First Woman Governor Teva J. Scheer 65 Part II. Pioneers in the Upper Echelons of the Federal Government 81 5. Madam Secretary Frances Perkins Meredith A. Newman 83 6. Patricia Roberts Harris: A Pioneer Champion of Civil Rights and Social Justice Elizabeth G. Williams 103 Part III. Into the Twenty-First Century: More Women of Courage and Substance 135 7. Naomi B. Lynn: Painting a Rich Canvas Linda K. Richter 137 8. Maxine Kurtz: Knocking Down Bars of the Invisible Cage Van R. Johnston 153 Afterword 175 About the Editors and Contributors 177 Name Index 181 vii Taylor & Francis Taylor & Francis Group http://taylora ndfra ncis.com Preface The genesis of this book was a spirited discussion at an ordinary business meeting at the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) shortly after the publication of Mary Ellen Guy’s lead article in Public Administra tion Review (PAR) on Láveme Burchfield and her contributions to public service. Everyone at the meeting was impressed with the article. Mary Ellen told of how interesting and fulfilling the research had been—and she radi ated enthusiasm for the venture as she spoke. Many of us were struck by the need for more of this type of research in order to capture the significant role of women in shaping the public service. We were then members of the Publications Committee of ASPA and on the board of its Section for Women in Public Administration. We floated the idea of editing a book that would capture the research in progress on “out standing women.” Both the Publications Committee and the Section for Women in Public Administration encouraged us to pursue the project. At the next ASPA meeting, we organized a panel to discuss research on outstanding women in public administration, which included the lead presentation of Mary Ellen Guy. The room was filled with people who supported the project, wished to contribute to the project, and who suggested that the contributions of additional women in public administration should be documented in a shorter, vignette-based document so as to capture the essence of their work before it was forgotten. With the momentum on our side, we examined the horizon to determine how our proposal would have an impact on the extant literature on women in public administration. Neither of us would be described as feminist theorists— in fact, we both conduct research in areas that are male-dominated. We were surprised to find no volume either on women in public administration or on women in political science. From that point forward, our goal would be to aggregate the existing research or encourage research that systematically and analytically examined the role of women in public administration. ix
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