Executive Order issued by Governor John W. Carlin in 1984 offering a reward for the murderer of Clarence A. Lavin, Jr. of rural Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas.

Executive Order issued by Governor John W. Carlin in 1984 offering a reward for the murderer(s) of Carson W. Friend and Donna K. Friend, both of Big Bow, rural Stanton County, Kansas.

Executive Order issued by Governor John W. Carlin in 1984 offering a reward for the murderer of Ronda Lucille Bell of Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas.

Executive Order issued by Governor John W. Carlin in 1984 offering a reward for the murderer(s) of James Vogelsang, Andrew Vogelsang, and Tammey Mooney, all of Arlington, Reno County, Kansas.

In Gender and the American Presidency: Nine Presidential Women and the Barriers They Faced, Theodore F. Sheckels, Nichola D. Gutgold, and Diana Bartelli Carlin invite the audience to consider women qualified enough to be president and explores reasons why they have been dismissed as presidential contenders. This analysis profiles key presidential contenders including Barbara Mikulski, Nancy Pelosi, Nancy Kassebaum, Kathleen Sebelius, Christine Gregoire, Linda Lingle, Elizabeth Dole, Dianne Feinstein, and Olympia Snowe. Gender barriers, media coverage, communication style, geography, and other factors are examined to determine why these seemingly qualified, powerful politicos failed to win the White House.