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True to ourselves : a celebration of women making a difference / edited by Nancy M. Neuman.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass Publishers, c1998.Description: xx, 246 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0787941751 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9780787941758 (cloth : alk. paper)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 305.4/092/273 21
LOC classification:
  • HQ1412 .T78 1998
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Contents:
Being clear in passion and desire / Ann Bancroft -- Capturing opportunities for leadership / Ellen Hume -- Recognizing moments of learning / Ruth J. Simmons -- My journey to feminism / Mary Dent Crisp -- Getting and being ready / Rosalie E. Wahl -- Woman energy / Bella S. Abzug -- Up from silence / Olympia J. Snowe -- Face to face with power / Carmen Delgado Votaw -- Expanding our horizons / Eva M. Clayton -- Measure of woman / Kathleen Kennedy Townsend -- Standing alone / Carol Moseley-Braun -- Battling for my cause / Sarah Brady.
Coloring outside the lines / Barbara Roberts -- My moral compass / Christine Todd Whitman -- Change in plans / Patsy T. Mink -- Power of partnership / Tipper Gore -- Seasons of life / Polly B. Baca -- What do women want? / Celinda C. Lake -- Beyond self-interest / Angela E. Oh -- My otherness / Maria Hinojosa -- Getting political / Amy R. Simon -- Building bridges / Vicki Miles-Lagrange.
Review: "Here is a celebration of passionate, heroic women who represent the expanding power and influence of women in American public life. In this collection, twenty-two extraordinary leaders share inspiring personal stories that reflect the universal desire to effect change in the world. Representing the nation's ethnic diversity, these outstanding women demonstrate that everyone can truly make a difference."--BOOK JACKET.
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Being clear in passion and desire / Ann Bancroft -- Capturing opportunities for leadership / Ellen Hume -- Recognizing moments of learning / Ruth J. Simmons -- My journey to feminism / Mary Dent Crisp -- Getting and being ready / Rosalie E. Wahl -- Woman energy / Bella S. Abzug -- Up from silence / Olympia J. Snowe -- Face to face with power / Carmen Delgado Votaw -- Expanding our horizons / Eva M. Clayton -- Measure of woman / Kathleen Kennedy Townsend -- Standing alone / Carol Moseley-Braun -- Battling for my cause / Sarah Brady.

Coloring outside the lines / Barbara Roberts -- My moral compass / Christine Todd Whitman -- Change in plans / Patsy T. Mink -- Power of partnership / Tipper Gore -- Seasons of life / Polly B. Baca -- What do women want? / Celinda C. Lake -- Beyond self-interest / Angela E. Oh -- My otherness / Maria Hinojosa -- Getting political / Amy R. Simon -- Building bridges / Vicki Miles-Lagrange.

"Here is a celebration of passionate, heroic women who represent the expanding power and influence of women in American public life. In this collection, twenty-two extraordinary leaders share inspiring personal stories that reflect the universal desire to effect change in the world. Representing the nation's ethnic diversity, these outstanding women demonstrate that everyone can truly make a difference."--BOOK JACKET.

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