women in politics

A history of American women, beginning in the sixteenth century and continuing through the early 1990s, examining the lives of pioneers, slaves, immigrant and factory workers, executives, homemakers, and others, and discussing their contributions to the shaping of the nation.

Brief biographies of ten women influential in modern American politics: Margaret Chase Smith, Nancy Kassebaum, Dianne Feinstein, Ann Richards, Geraldine Ferraro, Maxine Waters, Patricia Schroeder, Christine Todd Whitman, Carol Moseley-Braun, and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.

Describe ten of the world's most notable female leaders including Margaret Thatcher of England, Golda Meir of Israel, Benazir Bhutto of Pakistan, and Indira Gandhi of India.

Profiles Carrie Chapman Catt, an educator, prohibitionist, and women's rights advocate who was instrumental in the passage of the nineteenth amendment, which gave women the right to vote.

Chronicles the lives and achievements of six female political leaders, including Corazon Aquino, Benazir Bhutto, Indira Gandhi, Golda Meir, Eva Peron, and Margaret Thatcher.

Discusses some notable female leaders of history, including Cleopatra, Queen Victoria, and Golda Meir.

Describes the historic, ongoing struggle of women to find equal representation in national politics, including short biographies of prominent Congresswomen, an analysis of special roles of women in Congress, and a summary of how that legislative body works.

Profiles the careers of seven women elected to head their respective countries, including Golda Meir, Indira Gandhi, Margaret Thatcher, Coraz?n Aquino, Benazir Bhutto, Violeta Barrios de Chamorro, and Gro Harlem Brundtland.

Traces the career of the first woman to hold a congressional office.