women legislators

A biography of Elizabeth Dole, who held the posts of U.S. Senator, U.S. Secretary of Transportation, U.S. Secretary of Labor, and President of the American Red Cross.

A biography of Jeannette Rankin,an advocate for women and children who became the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress in 1916, and who worked to secure the vote for women, and maintained a difficult position against U.S. involvement in foreign wars.

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.

Contains over five hundred alphabetized entries on issues, events, and individuals related to concerns and roles of women in American politics, and includes tables, twenty-one speeches and primary documents from the women's rights movement, and a bibliography.

A brief biography of former first lady Hillary Rodham Clinton that profiles her childhood, education, and events that led her to the White House.

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.