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Raising My Voice Raising My Voice Malalai Joya Raising My Voice does for Afghanistan what Iran Awakening did for IranMalalai Joya is the youngest and most famous female MP in Afghanistan, whose bravery and vision have won her an international fol… OL15172240W
Going rogue Going rogue Sarah Palin Sarah Palin, the first female Republican Vice Presidential candidate, recounts her political experiences, her rapid rise on the national stage during the 2008 campaign, and the personal challenges sh… OL15665454W
Bushwomen Bushwomen Laura Flanders "The Bushwomen - the women appointed to the inner circle of the president's cabinet and sub-cabinet - are cast in the public mind as moderate, malleable, maverick, irrelevant or benign. Their careful… OL15848614W
Going rouge Going rouge Richard C. C. Kim,Betsy Reed A collection of 50 articles from sources including the *Los Angeles Times*, *The New Yorker* and *The Guardian* (London, England) examines Palin's quirky origins in Wasilla, Alaska, her spectacular r… OL16428718W
Breakthrough Breakthrough Nancy L. Cohen "From Hollywood to the halls of Congress, a lively conversation about women's leadership, equal pay, and family-work balance is underway. On the cusp of a historic breakthrough-- the potential electi… OL17912752W
In her prime In her prime Glenn Puit Discusses the life and murder of Nevada politician Kathy Augustine. OL17915366W
The Prodigal Daughter The Prodigal Daughter Jeffrey Archer HER FUTURE IS AMBITION. With a will of steel, Polish immigrant Florentyna Rosnovski is indeed Abel’s daughter. She shares with her father a love of America, his ideals, and his dream for the future.… OL1807139W
Wolf whistle politics Wolf whistle politics Naomi Wolf "The 2016 election year may be remembered as a year to forget, but for American women in politics and feminists alike it was unforgettably distressing--a flash point illuminating both the true state … OL19718988W
The Burma spring The Burma spring Rena Pederson Drawing on exclusive interviews, a journalist and former State Department speechwriter sheds new light on Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, who inspired Burma's first steps towards democracy… OL19996315W
Sidney Sheldon's Tides of memory Sidney Sheldon's Tides of memory Tilly Bagshawe Suspense fiction. Detective and mystery stories. On the surface the De Vere family appear to have it all. Wealth, political power, and idyllic life split between their London mansion, Oxfordshire cou… OL20877561W
Glass houses Glass houses Sandra Howard Newly appointed Minister of State for Housing, Victoria James struggles to cope with the difficult changes her promotion has made to her life and relationship with her husband and daughter-- and then… OL20947147W
Coming up trumps Coming up trumps Jean Trumpington A riveting memoir from Lady Trumpington, doyenne of the House of Lords, taking her from 1920s London to her career in politics. In this characteristically trenchant memoir, the indomitable Jean Trump… OL20983207W
100 Women Who Made History 100 Women Who Made History DK Publishing 128 pages : 29 cm OL21598211W
Pandora's daughters Pandora's daughters Kalyani Shankar On the achievements of eight prominent women leaders of modern Indian politics. OL23104745W
Paribartana Paribartana Mamatā Byānārjī Autobiographical reminiscences of a woman political leader from West Bengal, India. OL23248046W
Eine schwierige Tochter Eine schwierige Tochter Frederik Hetmann Die Geschichte einer ungewöhnlichen jungen Frau, die sich um die Jahrhundertwende der irischen Unabhängigkeitsbewegung anschließt. OL2429108W
Wo bu yao ni si yu yi shi wu cheng Wo bu yao ni si yu yi shi wu cheng Fawzia Koofi In the vein of Infidel comes this spellbinding memoir of survival and courage from Afghanistan's most popular female politician. On the day Fawzia Koofi was born, her mother set her under the blazing… OL25072692W
Power Dressing Power Dressing Robb Young 192 p. : 24 cm OL31539914W
Dancing backwards Dancing backwards Tim Higgins,Sharon Carstairs **This is the story** of the determined and difficult assault by women on the male-dominated citadel of Canadian politics. Combining the profiles of twenty-eight remarkable women who have achieved po… OL3583391W
An unlikely conservative An unlikely conservative Linda Chavez "When President-elect George W. Bush nominated Linda Chavez to be Secretary of Labor in January 2001, most political observers saw it as a nod to the right. Chavez was well-known in conservative circ… OL4133999W
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