KAREN FOERSTEL is a senior reporter with Congressional Quarterly, specializing in political and legislative issues in the House of Representatives. Previously, she served as a staff writer with the Capitol Hill newspaper Roll Call.HERBERT N. FOERSTEL is head of Branch Libraries at the University of Maryland. He is the author of Surveillance in the Stacks: The FBI's Library Awareness Program (Greenwood, 1991), Secret Science: Federal Control of American Science and Technology (Praeger, 1993), and Banned in the USA: A Reference Guide to Book Censorship in Schools and Public Libraries (Greenwood, 1994).

• A History of Struggle Humble Beginnings A Promise Denied Beyond a Single Term New Deal Women Women's Rights Public Health, Consumer Affairs, and the Environment A Losing Cause? A Second Wind The Emerging Female Leadership The Decade of the Woman Building the Foundation The Losers The Legacy of 1992 Fundraising: Changes Over the Years Changing Attitudes Women versus Women The New Congressional Woman Aspiring to Power Committee Power Congressional Leadership The Women's Caucus Joining the Team Family Problems Women's Legislation The Modern Legislative Agenda Congressional Staff Background Springboard to Election The Power of Staff A New Era: Less Government, Less Staff Problems in the Workplace Sexual Harassment Conclusion Prognosis Selected Bibliography Index