women legislators

Afghanistan's first female parliament deputy speaker tells her dramatic life story and, through the letters she writes to her two daughters, shares her hopes for their future and the entire female population of Afghanistan.

Chronicles the life of Hillary Clinton, describing her parents, childhood in Illinois, Yale education, early involvement in politics, marriage to Bill Clinton, years as First Lady, and election as U.S. Senator from New York.

Examines the life and career of Nancy Pelosi, the first female Speaker of the House, discussing her childhood, family, faith, rise through politics, and other related topics.

Hillary Rodham Clinton became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from New York in 2000. A graduate of Yale law school, Mrs. Clinton is not only the wife of former president, William Jefferson Clinton, but was a partner in her Arkansas law firm before her husband took office. As First Lady, she championed causes important to her, particularly women's and children's issues.

Describes the lives and political careers of eleven women who have served in the Congress: Jeannette Rankin, Margaret Chase Smith, Helen Gahagan Douglas, Shirley Chisholm, Barbara Jordan, Nancy Landon Kassebaum, Barbara Mikulski, Dianne Feinstein, Barbara Boxer, Patty Murray, and Carol Moseley Braun.

A biography of Hillary Clinton, discussing her youth, college and law school years, her move to Arkansas and marriage to Bill Clinton, her experiences as a political wife, her election as New York senator, and her own presidential campaign.

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.

A brief biography of Nancy Pelosi, the first female Speaker of the House, that profiles her childhood and political career.

Describes the historic, ongoing struggle of women to find equal representation in national politics, including short biographies of prominent Congresswomen, an analysis of special roles of women in Congress, and a summary of how that legislative body works.

Tells the life story of Democratic California congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to be chosen as minority whip and the first to lead a major party in Congress.