When Women Win: Emily's List and the Rise of Women in American PoliticsA behind-the-scenes look at the organization that transformed Congress—and became a force for female empowerment. In 1985, aware of the near-total absence of women in Congress, Ellen Malcolm launched EMILY’s List, a powerhouse political organization that seeks to ignite change by getting women elected to office. The rest is history: Since then, EMILY’s List has helped elect 23 women senators, 12 governors, and 116 Democratic women to the House. When Women Win delivers stories of some of the toughest political contests of the past three decades, including the historic victory of Barbara Mikulski as the first Democratic woman elected to the Senate in her own right and Elizabeth Warren’s dramatic Senate win. It is both a page-turning political drama and an important look at the effects of women’s engagement in politics. |
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... January, it was as if the dam had burst. Cultural warfare was at full force. Evangelical broadcaster Jerry Falwell had joined forces with Heritage Foundation cofounder Paul Weyrich to launch the Moral Majority, a powerful political ...
... January, it was as if the dam had burst. Cultural warfare was at full force. Evangelical broadcaster Jerry Falwell had joined forces with Heritage Foundation cofounder Paul Weyrich to launch the Moral Majority, a powerful political ...
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... January as well, and handed it to Lael. EMILY's List was under way. We didn't waste any time. The next month, well in advance of the '86 electoral cycle, the Founding Mothers began meeting regularly, usually in the fourth-floor ...
... January as well, and handed it to Lael. EMILY's List was under way. We didn't waste any time. The next month, well in advance of the '86 electoral cycle, the Founding Mothers began meeting regularly, usually in the fourth-floor ...
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... January, Judy Lichtman raised an important practical question: Why would anyone give to our organization if they didn't know who we were? We weren't exactly household names. Joanne Howes suggested that we create an advisory board of ...
... January, Judy Lichtman raised an important practical question: Why would anyone give to our organization if they didn't know who we were? We weren't exactly household names. Joanne Howes suggested that we create an advisory board of ...
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Contents
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A Distant Kingdom | 67 |
A Star Is Born | 85 |
Leaping And Creeping | 201 |
The Next Piece Of The Puzzle | 225 |
Madam Speaker | 243 |
Down To The Wire | 257 |
EMILYS List 20 | 271 |
Women Make It Work | 289 |
Back Matter | 303 |
Back Flap | 359 |
How To Beat Bubba | 107 |
Nantucket Sleigh Ride | 133 |
The Year Of The Woman | 159 |
Reversal Of Fortune | 175 |
Back Cover | 360 |
Spine | 361 |
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When Women Win: EMILY's List and the Rise of Women in American Politics Ellen Malcolm,Craig Unger No preview available - 2016 |
When Women Win: EMILY's List and the Rise of Women in American Politics Ellen R. Malcolm,Craig Unger No preview available - 2017 |
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