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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Page ix
... Texas, Florida, New York, California, and all over the rest of the country. We had fought in the trenches together and forged powerful bonds. For three decades, we had shared a deep commitment to one simple but incredibly challenging ...
... Texas, Florida, New York, California, and all over the rest of the country. We had fought in the trenches together and forged powerful bonds. For three decades, we had shared a deep commitment to one simple but incredibly challenging ...
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... Texas. It is the story of a demure law professor named Anita Hill who spoke out about her sexual harassment and who, after daring to come forth, was subjected to a demeaning and insulting interrogation by the then all-male Senate ...
... Texas. It is the story of a demure law professor named Anita Hill who spoke out about her sexual harassment and who, after daring to come forth, was subjected to a demeaning and insulting interrogation by the then all-male Senate ...
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... Texas Women's Political Caucus who had been elected Travis County commissioner and was clearly destined for bigger things. In California, an up-and-coming young woman named Nancy Pelosi, the daughter of Thomas D'Alesandro Jr., a former ...
... Texas Women's Political Caucus who had been elected Travis County commissioner and was clearly destined for bigger things. In California, an up-and-coming young woman named Nancy Pelosi, the daughter of Thomas D'Alesandro Jr., a former ...
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... Texas, and others. San Francisco mayor Dianne Feinstein was under consideration, but she was divorced, Jewish, and from San Francisco, three factors that did not play well in the heartland. To my surprise, the higher-ups in the ...
... Texas, and others. San Francisco mayor Dianne Feinstein was under consideration, but she was divorced, Jewish, and from San Francisco, three factors that did not play well in the heartland. To my surprise, the higher-ups in the ...
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... Texas politics who had just been elected state treasurer. Likewise, I suggested that Judy Lichtman reach out to Donna Shalala, then president of Hunter College. These were the names that would go on the letterhead of the first ...
... Texas politics who had just been elected state treasurer. Likewise, I suggested that Judy Lichtman reach out to Donna Shalala, then president of Hunter College. These were the names that would go on the letterhead of the first ...
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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