women in politics

The first woman elected as Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, offers advice for women, and provides personal anecdotes from her political and personal life, and discusses the importance of role models.

Contains brief accounts of the sometimes outrageous behaviors of women who have graced the White House as inhabitants, regular visitors, or guests throughout history.

Traces the history of women's involvement in American politics, with profiles of women candidates, mayors, governors, congressional representatives, and cabinet members.

Brief descriptions of the lives, accomplishments, and goals of various women prominent in the field of politics. Includes Ella Grasso, Barbara Jordan, Golda Meir, and Jeannette Rankin.

Profiles twenty historically significant women, highlighting their great accomplishments and unique quirks; also includes color caricatures.

Profiles the women whose bravery, convictions, and patriotism impacted the formation of the United States, focusing on the contributions of the wives, mothers, sisters, and daughters of the country's founding fathers.

Examines the life of the nineteenth century feminist, Victoria Woodhull, who was a selected as the presidential candidate for the Equal Rights Party in 1872.

Contains approximately six hundred entries that provide biographical and career information on women in politics, including activists and political consultants, and examine related organizations, movements, publications, milestones, and court cases; arranged alphabetically from A to N.

Brief biographies of notable women who have contributed significantly to the fields of government and law, from Bella Abzug to Khaleda Zia.

An autobiography of Tibetan refugee Adhe Tapontsang, discussing the abuses she and her family suffered following the Chinese occupation of Tibet in 1950.