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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... Lael Stegall, the NWPC development director; Judy Lichtman, who was executive director of the Women's Legal Defense Fund (now known as the National Partnership for Women and Families); and Marie Bass, who was the campaign director of ...
... Lael Stegall, the NWPC development director; Judy Lichtman, who was executive director of the Women's Legal Defense Fund (now known as the National Partnership for Women and Families); and Marie Bass, who was the campaign director of ...
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... Lael reported that a new $5,000 check had arrived from the same anonymous donor. I was in the meeting, trying desperately not to show my embarrassment. What no one knew was that I had a secret. When I was growing up in Montclair, mine ...
... Lael reported that a new $5,000 check had arrived from the same anonymous donor. I was in the meeting, trying desperately not to show my embarrassment. What no one knew was that I had a secret. When I was growing up in Montclair, mine ...
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... Lael Stegall, the caucus's development director, at a small bistro on Capitol Hill. A passionate adventurer and activist, Lael had worked on a lobster boat in the North Atlantic, had gone dogsledding in Maine, was a Peace Corps ...
... Lael Stegall, the caucus's development director, at a small bistro on Capitol Hill. A passionate adventurer and activist, Lael had worked on a lobster boat in the North Atlantic, had gone dogsledding in Maine, was a Peace Corps ...
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... Lael, to move on. I did pro bono work for a few months and was then hired as press secretary to Esther Peterson, the special assistant for consumer affairs in the Carter White House. Like Millie, Esther had been a powerful influence on ...
... Lael, to move on. I did pro bono work for a few months and was then hired as press secretary to Esther Peterson, the special assistant for consumer affairs in the Carter White House. Like Millie, Esther had been a powerful influence on ...
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... Lael, we created a mythical benefactress—Henrietta C. Windom. The fund was actually named, rather randomly, after a street I'd lived on, but I told Lael, “We'll just say she invented Tampax and wanted to give her money back to women ...
... Lael, we created a mythical benefactress—Henrietta C. Windom. The fund was actually named, rather randomly, after a street I'd lived on, but I told Lael, “We'll just say she invented Tampax and wanted to give her money back to women ...
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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