COMMITTEE: DR. PAUL LEWIS, DR. J. TIMMONS ROBERTS, DR. RODERIC A. CAMP

Copyright by Jennifer Rae Accettola. 1995. All Rights Reserved

1. Introduction, Methodology and Review of Literature [end notes]

2. Women's Rights and Political Activism in Early 20th Century Mexico [end notes]

3. Presentation of Cases: Women in Mexican Politics [end notes]

4. Background and Preparation of Female Politicians and Top-Level Administrators in Mexico [end notes]

5. Levelling the Field? Technocratic Revolution and Opportunities for Female Politicians [end notes]

Appendix A

Bibliography

3-1 Women in Elite-Level Executive Branch Posts of the Mexican Government (1964-1994)

3-2 Age Distribution of Male and Female Politicians in Databases (%)

3-3 Age of Male and Female Elite-Level Office Holders at Time of First High Office (%)

3-4 Patterns of Repeat Office-holding Among Female Political Elite Members

3-5 Patterns of Repeat Office-holding Among Male Political Elite Members

4-1 Region of Birth (%) of Politicians and Population by Region for All Mexicans 100

4-2 Highest Level of Education 108

4-3 Highest Level of Education of Male and Female Political Elites by Generation (%) 109

4-4 Types of University Degrees 111

4-5 Institution Attended for Highest Level of Education 113

4-6 Rates of Teaching Among Mexican Politicians 116

4-7 Party Affiliation 118

4-8 Local Political Activity and Union Activity Among Mexican Politicians 122

4-9 Background of Female Officeholders (%) 129

3-1 Number of Women in Senate and Chamber of Deputies, 1952-94

3-2 Women in the Chamber of Deputies, 1954-91 (%)

3-3 Women in the Senate, 1952-94 (%)

3-4 Average Age of Female Politicians Upon Reaching First High Post

4-1 Urban-Rural Birthplace (%) 105

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I have always had an interest in Mexico and Latin America and my interest in female politicians began during the Walter Mondale-Geraldine Ferraro campaign. During my undergrad I pursued both topics as subjects of many papers, but not until Dr. Roderic Camp's class during my first semester at Tulane University did I truly tie them together.

For their patience and support during the process of data collecting and writing, I owe many thanks to the members of my thesis committee, Dr. Paul Lewis, Dr. J. Timmons Roberts and Dr. Camp. Dr. Miguel Centeno provided insightful, concise and supportive commentary from his office far, far away in the Sociology Department of Princeton University. Special thanks to Dr. Guillermo Nañez Falcón, mi jefe at Tulane's Latin American Library, and Dr. Karen Bracken of the Center for Latin American Studies for their concern, guidance and compassion. Thanks also to the Tulane Women's Studies Center for their support. This thesis would have been entirely without luster if not for the time and interest expressed by the women I interviewed in Mexico in 1994, or those who shared a few moments with me at the University of Texas in April 1995.