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1	Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation more books like this by Cokie Roberts add to wishlist Explores the lives of women who helped shape the United States, profiling such key figures as Abigail Adams, Eliza Pinkney, Dolley Payne Madison, Deborah Read Franklin, and Catherine Littlefield Greene. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Before I Say Good-Bye more books like this by Mary Higgins Clark add to wishlist America's "Queen of Suspense" delivers a genuine nail biter featuring Nell MacDermott, a young congressional hopeful with psychic powers, and her husband, Adam Cauliff, a successful architect. Adam, along with a few of his closest business associates, dies when his luxurious cabin cruiser explodes in New York harbor. Nell is obviously devastated. ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Singing of the Dead more books like this by Dana Stabenow add to wishlist A Native woman is running for Alaskan state senator, and private eye Kate Shugak signs on as her security consultant. When a campaign staffer is murdered, Kate's search for the killer takes her into the past, to the raucous days of the Klondike Gold Rush--when a murder occurred that would have surprising consequences for contemporary political ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Liberty's Daughters: The Revolutionary Experience of American Women, 1750-1800 more books like this by Mary Beth Norton (Editor) add to wishlist This book represents social history on a grand scale, imaginatively conceived and massively researched. Norton brilliantly portrays a dramatic transformation of women's private lives in the wake of the Revolution. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.96! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Bananas, beaches & bases : making feminist sense of international politics more books like this by Cynthia H. Enloe add to wishlist This global investigation of the oppression of women maintains that notions of femininity and masculinity serve international political systems and their policy makers. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.50! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Participation and Protest: Women and Politics in a Global World more books like this by Alana S Jeydel, Sarah Henderson add to wishlist Despite increased international rhetoric in support of women's equality, women currently comprise a disproportionate share of the world's illiterate, poor, displaced, underpaid, underemployed, and underrepresented populations. And though women have gained visibility and influence in a wide array of political and economic arenas, their position and ... see all copies from $15.75! new only from $38.95! \| first editions
7	Pearls, Politics, and Power: How Women Can Win and Lead more books like this by Madeleine May Kunin add to wishlist Kunin interviews a diverse group of women to gather their insight into women's leadership and the role of gender stereotyping for female congresswomen, governors, corporate CEOs, and presidential candidates. see all copies from $2.88! new only from $5.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Nation and Its "New" Women: The Palestinian Women's Movement, 1920-1948 more books like this by Ellen Fleischman, Ellen L Fleischmann add to wishlist Though they are almost completely absent from the historical record, Palestinian women were extensively involved in the unfolding national struggle in their country during the British mandate period. This history studies the development of the Palestine women's movement between 1920 and 1948. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
9	Lives of Extraordinary Women: Rulers, Rebels (and What the Neighbors Thought) more books like this by Kathleen Krull, Kathryn Hewitt (Illustrator) add to wishlist Turning the spotlight on women who have wielded power, this book reveals the feats and flaws of 20 of the most influential women in history, including queens, warriors, prime ministers, first ladies, and others. Full-color illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.50! \| first editions
10	Women, Politics, and American Society more books like this by Nancy E McGlen, Karen O'Connor add to wishlist Completely updated, this engaging and historically-informed text provides a comprehensive exploration of the efforts, achievements and the setbacks involved in the movements toward equality for American women. The Fourth Edition provides the most thorough coverage of political history wedded to the most current data and present-day examples of any ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $33.00! \| SVS
11 view cover	Know Your Power: A Message to America's Daughters more books like this by Nancy Pelosi, Amy Hill Hearth add to wishlist When Pelosi became the first woman Speaker of the House, she made history. Now she continues to inspire women everywhere in this thought-provoking collection of wise words--her own and those of the important people who played pivotal roles in her journey. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	With All Our Strength: The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan more books like this by Anne E Brodsky add to wishlist The members of the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA) have risked life and limb daily to help their tortured sisters in Afghanistan and Pakistan since 1977. With All Our Strength is the inside story of this female-led underground organization and their fight for the rights of Afghan women. Anne Brodsky, the first writer ... see all copies from $11.79! new only from $14.99! \| SVS
13 view cover	Political Women and American Democracy more books like this by Christina Wolbrecht (Editor), Karen Beckwith (Editor), Lisa Baldez (Editor) add to wishlist What do we know about women, politics, and democracy in the United States? The last thirty years have witnessed a remarkable increase in women's participation in American politics and an explosion of research on female political actors, and the transformations effected by them, during the same period. Political Women and American Democracy ... see all copies from $6.00! new only from $6.00! \| SVS
14 view cover	Desert Dawn more books like this by Waris Dirie, Jeanne D'Haem add to wishlist Fashion model, UN ambassador and courageous spirit, Waris Dirie is a remarkable woman, born into a traditional family of tribal desert nomads in Somalia. She told her story - enduring, at five years old, the ancient and savage custom of female circumcision; running away at twelve on foot through the desert in order to escape an arranged ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $7.08! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Warrior Queens more books like this by Lady Antonia Fraser, Antonia Fraser add to wishlist From bestselling biographer and historian Antonia Fraser comes a study of the legend of the Warrior Queens--from the first century A.D. Briton, Boudica, to the 20th century triumvirate of Indira Gandhi, Golda Meir, and Margaret Thatcher. 24 page of illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.79! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Women and Politics: Paths to Power and Political Influence more books like this by Julie Anne Dolan, Melissa M Deckman, Michelle L Swers add to wishlist For courses in Women and Politics. This text tells the stories behind not only women as participators in public affairs, but women as political movers and shakers, policy makers at all levels of government; federal, states, cities, counties, and towns, as well as the media and judiciary. It provides a balanced account of both liberal and ... see all copies from $29.59! new only from $68.90! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Born for Liberty: A History of Women in America more books like this by Sara Margaret Evans add to wishlist This definitive history of American women uncovers women's lives in their domestic intimacies and their public crusades from our nation's beginnings to the Eighties. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.27! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Why Women Should Rule the World more books like this by Dee Dee Myers add to wishlist When President Bill Clinton was elected, Dee Dee Myers was told she would act as his Press Secretary, but only for the transition. There was no guarantee she would keep the position after his inauguration. Only 31 at the time, Myers was too intoxicated by victory to realize she was being shortchanged. But in January of 1993, Myers did become Press ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	The Impact of Women in Public Office more books like this by Susan J Carroll (Editor) add to wishlist In recent years, the numbers of women serving in public offices at various levels of government have increased markedly. Is the increasing presence of women in public office making a difference? Are women public officials having a distinctive impact on public policy and the political process? These questions are central to the studies in "The ... see all copies from $5.55! new only from $29.94! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Women and Politics in the Third World more books like this by Haleh Ashfar (Editor) add to wishlist Women and Politics in the Third World provides a feminist analytical perspective on the specific forms of resistance, organisation and negotiation by women in Third World States. Using case studies, the book focuses on difference as a theoretical basis for investigating feminine political activism, arguing that Western analysts have attributed ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $41.76! \| SVS
21 view cover	What Kind of Liberation?: Women and the Occupation of Iraq more books like this by Nadje Al-Ali, Nicola Pratt, Cynthia Enloe (Foreword by) add to wishlist In the run-up to war in Iraq, the Bush administration assured the world that America's interest was in liberation - especially for women. The first book to examine how Iraqi women have fared since the invasion, "What Kind of Liberation?" reports from the heart of the war zone with dire news of scarce resources, growing unemployment, violence, and ... see all copies from $12.95! new only from $18.14! \| SVS
22 view cover	Dona Maria's Story: Life History, Memory, and Political Identity more books like this by Daniel James, Daniel James, Walter D Mignolo (Editor) add to wishlist In this remarkable book, historian Daniel James presents the gripping, poignant life-story of Dona Maria Roldan, a woman who lived and worked for six decades in the meatpacking community of Berisso, Argentina. A union activist and fervent supporter of Juan and Eva Peron, Dona Maria's evocative testimony prompts James to analyse the promise and ... see all copies from $9.99! new only from $23.95! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Nawal El Saadawi Reader more books like this by Nawal El Saadawi, Nawal Sa'dawi add to wishlist A collection of the non-fiction writing of Nawal el Saadawi, since the publication of her book "The Hidden Face of Eve". She explores a host of topics which include: women's oppression at the hands of recent interpretations of Islam; the role of women in African literature; sexual politics of development initiatives; tourism in a "post-colonial" ... see all copies from $9.45! new only from $13.77! \| SVS
24 view cover	Gender and Elections: Shaping the Future of American Politics more books like this by Susan J Carroll add to wishlist Gender and Elections offers a systematic, lively, multi-faceted account of the role of gender in the electoral process through the 2004 elections. This timely, yet enduring, volume strikes a balance between highlighting the most important developments for women as voters and candidates in the 2004 elections and providing a more long-term, in-depth ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.93! \| SVS
25 view cover	Women in American Politics: An Introduction (with Infotrac(r)) more books like this by Brigid C Harrison add to wishlist With InfoTrac access. see all copies from $5.07! new only from $8.50! \| first editions

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