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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... November, Reagan and Bush defeated Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale in a landslide, and when they took office, in January, it was as if the dam had burst. Cultural warfare was at full force. Evangelical broadcaster Jerry Falwell had ...
... November, Reagan and Bush defeated Jimmy Carter and Walter Mondale in a landslide, and when they took office, in January, it was as if the dam had burst. Cultural warfare was at full force. Evangelical broadcaster Jerry Falwell had ...
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... November 1931, Hattie Caraway of Arkansas was named to fill the seat left by her husband, Thaddeus, who died in office. She went on to win two terms and set a number of firsts for women. Similarly, in 1936, Rose Long of Louisiana was ...
... November 1931, Hattie Caraway of Arkansas was named to fill the seat left by her husband, Thaddeus, who died in office. She went on to win two terms and set a number of firsts for women. Similarly, in 1936, Rose Long of Louisiana was ...
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... November, however, she was still a huge underdog. For one thing, her opponent, John Danforth, was an incumbent, which was an enormous advantage. In addition, because he was a moderate Republican who was against the death penalty ...
... November, however, she was still a huge underdog. For one thing, her opponent, John Danforth, was an incumbent, which was an enormous advantage. In addition, because he was a moderate Republican who was against the death penalty ...
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... November, Harriett lost by a mere 26,200 votes out of 1.5 million. “I can't prove it, of course,” said her pollster, Irwin “Tubby” Harrison, “but I really do believe if we had been able to stay on the air continually, we would The ...
... November, Harriett lost by a mere 26,200 votes out of 1.5 million. “I can't prove it, of course,” said her pollster, Irwin “Tubby” Harrison, “but I really do believe if we had been able to stay on the air continually, we would The ...
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... November, Joan McLean, the former political director of the caucus, approached Ferraro's administrative assistant, Eleanor Lewis, and told her a small group of women would like to meet with Gerry about running for vice president. Lewis ...
... November, Joan McLean, the former political director of the caucus, approached Ferraro's administrative assistant, Eleanor Lewis, and told her a small group of women would like to meet with Gerry about running for vice president. Lewis ...
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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