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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... senatorial seat. Her upset victory earned her national attention. Looking toward the general election in November, however, she was still a huge underdog. For one thing, her opponent, John Danforth, was an incumbent, which was an ...
... senatorial seat. Her upset victory earned her national attention. Looking toward the general election in November, however, she was still a huge underdog. For one thing, her opponent, John Danforth, was an incumbent, which was an ...
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... senatorial staff jobs, and political consulting. These were the women who shared my values and interests and who later became known, along with Millie Jeffrey and others, as the Founding Mothers of EMILY's List. After Harriett's loss ...
... senatorial staff jobs, and political consulting. These were the women who shared my values and interests and who later became known, along with Millie Jeffrey and others, as the Founding Mothers of EMILY's List. After Harriett's loss ...
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... senatorial race. To make matters worse, big-time women political donors were all but nonexistent. Even though by now women professionals were entering the workforce, in many important ways it was still a man's world. Women were not yet ...
... senatorial race. To make matters worse, big-time women political donors were all but nonexistent. Even though by now women professionals were entering the workforce, in many important ways it was still a man's world. Women were not yet ...
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... senatorial candidates lost, and only one, Joan Growe in Minnesota, topped the 40 percent mark. “They were all running in races where Democrats didn't stand a chance in. * The only state that the Democrats won was Minnesota—Mondale's home ...
... senatorial candidates lost, and only one, Joan Growe in Minnesota, topped the 40 percent mark. “They were all running in races where Democrats didn't stand a chance in. * The only state that the Democrats won was Minnesota—Mondale's home ...
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... senatorial leadership, and who could navigate the corridors of power in Washington. And yet somehow they had been shunted aside by the old boys' network of the Democratic Party, their advice ignored or excluded completely from ...
... senatorial leadership, and who could navigate the corridors of power in Washington. And yet somehow they had been shunted aside by the old boys' network of the Democratic Party, their advice ignored or excluded completely from ...
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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