Seen And Heard
As a messenger of television news, an anchorperson must hook the audience and make them pay attention. In America, there has been a strong tradition of male news anchors Edward R. Murrow...
Paving The Way For Madam President
When the first woman president moves into the White House, she will not only be indebted to the tireless campaign workers, staff, press, family, friends, and, of course, the voters...
Gender And The American Presidency
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...
Madam President
A full-color illustrated children’s book for children 6-9 years old based on her research, Madam President tells the story of five pioneering women who made a bid at the presidency...
Almost Madam President
All around the world women are presidents and prime ministers, yet in America, we have yet to elect the first woman president. When Barack Obama accepted the nomination as the Democratic candidate for president...
The Rhetoric Of Supreme Court Women
The Rhetoric of Supreme Court Women: From Obstacles to Options, by Nichola D. Gutgold, analyzes the rhetoric of the first four women elected to the Supreme Court: Sandra Day O’Connor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor...
About Nichola
Nichola Gutgold is a professor of communication arts and sciences and an award winning author of eight books. She has been quoted in the NY Times, US News and World Report, NPR, Los Angeles Times, The Guardian, and San Francisco Chronicle for her research on women and the United States presidency. A sought after speaker, some of her books include: The Rhetoric of Supreme Court Women: From Obstacles to Options and Gender and The American Presidency: Nine Presidential Women and the Barriers They Faced. Dr. Gutgold earned her Ph.D. in speech communication from Penn State, her M.A. in speech communication from Bloomsburg University, and graduated at age 20 from King's College where she earned a double major in mass communications and English.
She encourages everyone to "Speak up and speak well!” and does so herself whenever she can.
Contact her for your next speaking engagement.
Book in Progress: working title: Electing Madam President (due Spring 2017)
Recent speaking events and topics include:
- Decatur House, Washington, D.C. - when will the US have a woman president
- National Press Club in Washington, D.C. - women and the US Presidency
- Women in the Academy Conference at Baylor University – work/life issues; taking your career and life to the next level
- Commission for Women keynote – gender issues in higher education
Nichola's Blog
Let’s Remember The Positive, Historic Moment
Recently, Frank Bruni of The New York Times noted that Hillary Clinton is “preternaturally determined, resourceful...
Hillary Clinton delivered her concession speech after losing the 2016 New Hampshire primary last night with her family by her side. Commentators quickly...
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We Can Make America Great Again By Insisting...
The Reagan Library, the scene of tonight’s Republican debate, is one of my favorite Spring Break memories. A few years back...
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