women politicians

Profiles prominent contemporary as well as past women leaders, focusing on those in the fields of politics and business.

Looks at the life of political activist, political prisoner, and politician Aung San Suu Kyi.

Covers her early childhood, her high school and college years, her ascendancy from two-term mayor of Wasilla to the Alaskan governorship, the 2008 McCain/Palin campaign, and her position as potential 2012 Republican Party standard bearer.

Sarah Palin became the first female nominee on a Republican national presidential ticket in 2008. A little-known Alaskan governor, she soon became a lightning rod of controversy. Her time in the limelight has not diminished and this biography offers a candid and unbiased look at this charismatic politician.

Presents the life of the spouse of Argentinian president Juan Per?n, chronicling her life of poverty as a child, her rise as an actress, her marriage, her work among the poor, and her early death at age thirty-three.

Brief biographies of ten women influential in modern American politics: Margaret Chase Smith, Nancy Kassebaum, Dianne Feinstein, Ann Richards, Geraldine Ferraro, Maxine Waters, Patricia Schroeder, Christine Todd Whitman, Carol Moseley-Braun, and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.

An introduction to the life of Eva Peron, the first lady of Argentina from 1946 to 1952, who fought for workers' rights and political power for women.

A biography of the Burmese leader who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991 while under house arrest.

Biography of the first female governor of New Jersey looking at her early life, devotion to politics, and attitudes and ideas concerning public service.

Authors present differing opinions on whether women have made substantial gains in U.S. politics, whether women are gaining political power in world politics, and whether the participation of women improves politics.