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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... fund-raising networks. We organized. At the same time, Millie Jeffrey continued to press for “equal division” of delegates at the Democratic Convention—meaning that 50 percent of them would be women. Historically, African American civil ...
... fund-raising networks. We organized. At the same time, Millie Jeffrey continued to press for “equal division” of delegates at the Democratic Convention—meaning that 50 percent of them would be women. Historically, African American civil ...
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... fund-raising for women politicians. In addition to Betsy and Joanne, there was Lael Stegall, the NWPC development director; Judy Lichtman, who was executive director of the Women's Legal Defense Fund (now known as the National ...
... fund-raising for women politicians. In addition to Betsy and Joanne, there was Lael Stegall, the NWPC development director; Judy Lichtman, who was executive director of the Women's Legal Defense Fund (now known as the National ...
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... fund-raising efforts at the caucus, she had encountered all sorts of wealthy women and wanted to help them learn how to deal with their money and function effectively as philanthropists. She didn't realize it, but she was talking about ...
... fund-raising efforts at the caucus, she had encountered all sorts of wealthy women and wanted to help them learn how to deal with their money and function effectively as philanthropists. She didn't realize it, but she was talking about ...
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... fund-raising, she mentioned the support she had been getting from the bank in Boston. By this time, we were such good friends that it was almost a violation of our friendship not to tell her the source of the money. “I have something to ...
... fund-raising, she mentioned the support she had been getting from the bank in Boston. By this time, we were such good friends that it was almost a violation of our friendship not to tell her the source of the money. “I have something to ...
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... Fund, Joanne Howes, and Marie Bass,” said Betsy Crone, then a fund-raising consultant. “We were all political activists working together. We just began to call friends and raise money. We didn't touch the money—we just sent it on ...
... Fund, Joanne Howes, and Marie Bass,” said Betsy Crone, then a fund-raising consultant. “We were all political activists working together. We just began to call friends and raise money. We didn't touch the money—we just sent it on ...
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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