Presents a biography on Mary Robinson, the first woman President of Ireland, fighter for human rights, and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
Brief descriptions of the lives, accomplishments, and goals of various women prominent in the field of human rights. Includes Shirley Chisholm, Dorothy Day, Margaret Kuhn, and Eleanor Roosevelt.
Biographies of 17 women rulers, including Cleopatra, Elizabeth I of England, and Golda Meir, focus on how they came to power, their accomplishments, methods of ruling, and impact on history.
Examines the contributions women have made at every level of American politics throughout the history of the United States, as well as the struggles they have encountered.
Presents the stories of two women, Jeannette Rankin of Montana and Patsy Mink of Hawaii, who blazed a path for women in politics and made careers for themselves in the political world.
Highlights the lives of ten women prominent in U.S. politics, including Barbara Jordan, Elizabeth Dole, Janet Reno, Geraldine Ferraro, and Jeane Kirkpatrick.
Contains over five hundred alphabetized entries on issues, events, and individuals related to concerns and roles of women in American politics, and includes tables, twenty-one speeches and primary documents from the women's rights movement, and a bibliography.
