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Leading the way : women in power / Senator Janet Howell and Theresa Howell ; foreword by Hillary Rodham Clinton ; illustrated by Kylie Akia and Alexandra Bye.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2019Description: x, 133 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1536208469
  • 9781536208467
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Contents:
Bella Abzug -- Abigail Adams -- Madeleine Albright -- Tammy Baldwin -- Mary Mcleod Baldwin -- Hattie Wyatt Caraway -- Soledad Chavez Chacon -- Shirley Chisholm -- Hillary Rodham Clinton -- Elizabeth Dole -- Tammy Duckworth -- Crystal Bird Fauset -- Dianne Feinstein -- Geraldine Ferraro -- Betty Ford -- Ruth Bader Gnsburg -- Nikki Haley -- Fannie Lou Hamer -- Kamala Harris -- Patricia Roberts Harris -- Carla Hayden -- Mazie Hirono -- Diane Humetewa -- Kay Bailey Hutchison -- Barbara Jordan -- Clare Booth Luce -- Wilma Mankiller -- Susana Martinez -- Pasty Takemoto Mink -- Carol Moseley Braun -- Alexandria Ocasio-Cotez -- Sandra Day O'Connor -- Nancy Pelosi -- Frances Perkins -- Jennette Rankin -- Condoleezza Rice -- Eleanor Roosevelt -- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen -- Nellie Tayloe Ross -- Susanna Madora Salter -- Lottie Shackleford -- Margaret Chase Smith -- Sonia Sotomayor -- Elizabeth Cady Stanton -- Mary Church Terrell -- Elizabeth Warren -- Ida B. Wells-Barnett -- Edith Wilson -- Victoria Woodhull.
Summary: "In this engaging and highly accessible compendium for young readers and aspiring power brokers, Virginia Senator Janet Howell and her daughter-in-law Theresa Howell spotlight the careers of fifty American women in politics -- and inspire readers to make a difference. With foreword by Hillary Rodham Clinton."--Amazon.
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Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's NonFiction 305.4209 H859 Available 33111009394749
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In this engaging and highly accessible compendium for young readers and aspiring power brokers, Virginia Senator Janet Howell and her daughter-in-law Theresa Howell spotlight the careers of fifty American women in politics -- and inspire readers to make a difference. With foreword by Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Meet some of the most influential leaders in America, including Jeannette Rankin, who, in 1916, became the first woman elected to Congress; Shirley Chisholm, the first African-American woman elected to Congress; Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to sit on the Supreme Court; and Bella Abzug, who famously declared, "This woman's place is in the House . . . the House of Representatives!" This engaging and wide-ranging collection of biographies highlights the actions, struggles, and accomplishments of more than fifty of the most influential leaders in American political history -- leaders who have stood up, blazed trails, and led the way.

Features:
Bella Abzug
Abigail Adams
Madeleine Albright
Tammy Baldwin
Mary McLeod Bethune
Hattie Wyatt Caraway
Soledad Chávez Chacón
Shirley Chisholm
Hillary Rodham Clinton
Elizabeth Dole
Tammy Duckworth
Crystal Bird Fauset
Dianne Feinstein
Geraldine Ferraro
Betty Ford
Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ella T. Grasso
Nikki Haley
Fannie Lou Hamer
Kamala Harris
Patricia Roberts Harris
Carla Hayden
Mazie Hirono
Diane Humetewa
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Barbara Jordan
Clare Boothe Luce
Wilma Mankiller
Susana Martinez
Patsy Takemoto Mink
Carol Moseley Braun
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Sandra Day O'Connor
Nancy Pelosi
Frances Perkins
Jeannette Rankin
Condoleezza Rice
Eleanor Roosevelt
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Nellie Tayloe Ross
Susanna Madora Salter
Lottie Shackelford
Margaret Chase Smith
Sonia Sotomayor
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Mary Church Terrell
Elizabeth Warren
Ida B. Wells-Barnett
Edith Wilson
Victoria Woodhull

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Bella Abzug -- Abigail Adams -- Madeleine Albright -- Tammy Baldwin -- Mary Mcleod Baldwin -- Hattie Wyatt Caraway -- Soledad Chavez Chacon -- Shirley Chisholm -- Hillary Rodham Clinton -- Elizabeth Dole -- Tammy Duckworth -- Crystal Bird Fauset -- Dianne Feinstein -- Geraldine Ferraro -- Betty Ford -- Ruth Bader Gnsburg -- Nikki Haley -- Fannie Lou Hamer -- Kamala Harris -- Patricia Roberts Harris -- Carla Hayden -- Mazie Hirono -- Diane Humetewa -- Kay Bailey Hutchison -- Barbara Jordan -- Clare Booth Luce -- Wilma Mankiller -- Susana Martinez -- Pasty Takemoto Mink -- Carol Moseley Braun -- Alexandria Ocasio-Cotez -- Sandra Day O'Connor -- Nancy Pelosi -- Frances Perkins -- Jennette Rankin -- Condoleezza Rice -- Eleanor Roosevelt -- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen -- Nellie Tayloe Ross -- Susanna Madora Salter -- Lottie Shackleford -- Margaret Chase Smith -- Sonia Sotomayor -- Elizabeth Cady Stanton -- Mary Church Terrell -- Elizabeth Warren -- Ida B. Wells-Barnett -- Edith Wilson -- Victoria Woodhull.

"In this engaging and highly accessible compendium for young readers and aspiring power brokers, Virginia Senator Janet Howell and her daughter-in-law Theresa Howell spotlight the careers of fifty American women in politics -- and inspire readers to make a difference. With foreword by Hillary Rodham Clinton."--Amazon.

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