women prime ministers

Women Who Won is a celebration of 70 women from the last 100 years: politicians from around the globe who fought for election in a man?s world? and won.

Tells the story of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, from her life growing up in East Germany to her political rise and success as the Chancellor.

Autobiography of Margaret Thatcher in which she discusses her upbringing in Grantham, her years as a research chemist in Oxford, her marriage, her service in the House of Commons, and her election to the office of Prime Minister in 1979.

Simple text and photographs provide an introduction to Angela Merkel.

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Angela Merkel. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--.

"Presents the biography of Indira Gandhi against the backdrop of her political, historical, and cultural environment"--Provided by publisher.

A biography of German chancellor Angela Merkel, discussing her early life in East Germany, her political awakening, and her rise to power.

This authorized first volume of Margaret Thatcher's biography covers her early life, rise to power, and her first years as prime minister of Britain. The author had unique access to all of Thatcher's private and governmental papers and extensively interviewed her and her family and friends.

Cabinet-member and forty-year friend Jonathan Aitken discusses the importance of Thatcher's strong and sometimes difficult personality on political events and decisions and includes his witness perspective at both private and public episodes of her life.