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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... strategy dedicated to winning political parity for women. At times, we suffered bitter defeats. But we made progress in each and every election cycle until, over time, we had built a full-service political organization that, in addition ...
... strategy dedicated to winning political parity for women. At times, we suffered bitter defeats. But we made progress in each and every election cycle until, over time, we had built a full-service political organization that, in addition ...
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... strategy, but we needed lots of members. So, in April 1985, I invited about twenty-five friends to come to my basement with their Rolodexes and send letters to their friends. We asked for contributions so that EMILY's List could ...
... strategy, but we needed lots of members. So, in April 1985, I invited about twenty-five friends to come to my basement with their Rolodexes and send letters to their friends. We asked for contributions so that EMILY's List could ...
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... strategic was always important to us, so we focused on accomplishing what was feasible. And in the eighties, a woman becoming president was simply not in the cards. The political establishment had made it so difficult for women to win ...
... strategic was always important to us, so we focused on accomplishing what was feasible. And in the eighties, a woman becoming president was simply not in the cards. The political establishment had made it so difficult for women to win ...
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... strategic maneuvering. Indeed, as scholars later revealed, savvy activists went to extraordinary lengths to hoodwink conservative legislators into serving the feminist cause. The Civil Rights Act of 1964, one of the most important ...
... strategic maneuvering. Indeed, as scholars later revealed, savvy activists went to extraordinary lengths to hoodwink conservative legislators into serving the feminist cause. The Civil Rights Act of 1964, one of the most important ...
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... strategy. One Republican woman said, “Forced busing, forced mixing, forced hiring. Now forced women. No thank you.” In North Carolina, another beseeched local officials not to “desexegrate us.” As the 1979 deadline for ratification ...
... strategy. One Republican woman said, “Forced busing, forced mixing, forced hiring. Now forced women. No thank you.” In North Carolina, another beseeched local officials not to “desexegrate us.” As the 1979 deadline for ratification ...
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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