A Portrait of Marginality is a 1977 book edited by Marianne Githens and Jewel Prestage on the political behavior of American women.

A review in Contemporary Sociology concluded that the book "provides a needed addition to the growing literature on the political woman.

"[1] Diane Kincaid of the Western Political Quarterly wrote that the volume "will stand as a milestone in marking the shift from description and prescription to empirical explanation and theoretical development."

"[2] Jane S. Jaquette of Occidental College calls the book a "welcome addition to the sparse literature of the field," concluding that it is an "essential anthology.

"[3] The volume was reviewed in Social Work, Canadian Journal of Political Science, and Polity.