A biography of Madeleine Albright, the first female Secretary of State, appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1997, tracing her diplomatic career, and discussing the early influences that led her into a life of government service.
A biography of Elizabeth Dole, discussing her childhood in North Carolina, her elementary and college days, her political accomplishments, and her marriage to presidential candidate Bob Dole.
An illustrated biography of Hillary Rodham Clinton that covers her family, activism, education, career in politics, roles as first lady of Arkansas and the United States, and other related topics.
the life and legacy of Frances Perkins--Social Security, unemployment insurance, and the minimum wage
Downey, Kirstin
2010
A biography of Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor under President Franklin Roosevelt, discussing her role in the fight to improve the lives of America's working people during the Great Depression, and looking at how she managed to keep up with her family and her job.
A biography of Elizabeth Dole, discussing her childhood in North Carolina, her elementary and college days, her political accomplishments, and her marriage to presidential candidate Bob Dole.
Examines the life and career of Hillary Rodham Clinton, discussing her childhood, family, education, marriage to former president Bill Clinton, political success, and other related topics.
Former National Security Advisor and Secretary of State Condolezza Rice presents in her own words the story of her eight years in Washington working for President George W. Bush. Explores the events of her day on 9/11 and how the years following changed the parameters of her job, giving inside information about her statements at the 9/11 Commission hearings, as well as what she was tasked to do in the latter years of the Bush era with North Korea, Hurricane Katrina, and conflicts beginning in Libya and Egypt.
Former secretary of state Madeleine Albright tells her life story, discussing her childhood, her adventures in parenthood and grandparenthood, her foreign policy experiences and peacekeeping efforts, and the Clinton and post-Clinton years.
