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The firsts : the inside story of the women reshaping Congress / by Steinhauer, Jennifer,1968-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.French heels, kidney punches, and the dead husband's club -- They did it their way -- Now what? -- Whose party is it, anyway? -- Reclaiming their time -- Crisis at the border -- This is what diversity looks like -- Lived experiences -- The lasts -- To impeach or not to impeach -- Paving the way forward."A lively, behind-the-scenes look at the historic cohort of diverse, young, and groundbreaking women newly elected to the House of Representatives in 2018 as they arrive in Washington, DC, and start working for change, written by a news reporter with sharp insight and deep knowledge of the Hill"--
Subjects: Women legislators; United States. Congress.; Women;
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The little death / by Parrish, P. J.;
After the headless corpse of a young man is discovered in glamorous Palm Beach, Louis Kinkaid suspects a prominent female U.S. Senator with a history of scandal. Then a second headless body turns up and the trail turns cold, allowing the killer to set his sights on Louis's best friend.
Subjects: Mystery fiction.; Policewomen; Male prostitutes; Women legislators;
© 2010., Pocket Books,
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The pink wave : women running for office after Trump / by Matheson, Regina M.,author.; Parsons, William W.,author.;
"This book provides a contemporary picture of what it looks like for women state level political candidates to run for office during times of insurgency politics and highlights the relevance of the Trump effect for women running for state legislative seats during the 2018 and 2020 election cycles"--Includes bibliographical references (pages 161-178) and index.She runs : the political landscape for women running in the Trump era -- Deciding to run : navigating a turbulent political climate -- Making history : first-time candidates, rebound candidates, and candidates of color -- Running for state legislature : a complex web of factors -- The urban-rural divide : opportunities and obstacles -- Expanding the ranks : where do we go from here?"Donald Trump's victory over Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election shocked and dismayed many women, and motivated many to run for office at all levels of government. In The Pink Wave, Regina M. Matheson and William W. Parsons explore this inspiring phenomenon and its impact on women's representation. Drawing on national surveys and in-depth interviews of over 900 women, across almost every state, Matheson and Parsons show us why more women decided to run for state legislature during the Trump administration, the obstacles they faced on the campaign trail, and whether they ultimately succeeded or failed in their bid for office. Candidates share valuable lessons they learned from their recent campaign experiences, providing future insight for women--on both sides of the aisle--who may be inspired to follow in their footsteps. Matheson and Parsons examine the impact Donald Trump had on women candidates--both positive and negative--and women's ambitions to pursue political office. The Pink Wave celebrates the hundreds of trailblazing women creating new political opportunities for representation, now and in the future." --
Subjects: Women political candidates; Women legislators; Elections; U.S. states;
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Bulworth / by Beatty, Warren,1937-; Brugge, Pieter Jan.; Pikser, Jeremy.; Berry, Halle.; Cheadle, Don.; Platt, Oliver.; Sorvino, Paul.; Warden, Jack.; Washington, Isaiah.; Storaro, Vittorio,1940-; Morricone, Ennio.; Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.; Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.;
DVD, NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1:85:1 ratio) ; Dolby digital 5.1 surround, Dolby surround; closed captioned.Warren Beatty, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle, Oliver Platt, Paul Sorvino, Jack Warden, Isaiah Washington.Music, Ennio Morricone ; editors, Robert C. Jones, Billy Weber ; director of photography, Vittorio Storaro.Believing his career is over, Senator Jay Bulworth takes out an enormous insurance policy and a contract on his own life. The results prove even more bloated and outrageous than his own personality.
Subjects: Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Legislators; Suicidal behavior; African American women; Racism;
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Becoming / by Obama, Michelle,1964-;
Read by the author.In a life filled with meaning and accomplishment, Michelle Obama has emerged as one of the most iconic and compelling women of our era. As First Lady of the United States of America, she helped create the most welcoming and inclusive White House in history. With unerring honesty and lively wit, she describes her triumphs and her disappointments, both public and private. A deeply personal reckoning of a woman of soul and substance who has steadily defied expectations.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Audiobooks.; Obama, Michelle, 1964-; Presidents' spouses; African American women lawyers; Legislators' spouses;
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Michelle Obama : first lady of hope / by Lightfoot, Elizabeth.;
A revealing look at Michelle Obama's life, from her Chicago childhood and her education at Princeton and Harvard, to how she first met Barack Obama, and to her role as his closest adviser.Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-199) and index.How this book came to be -- Michelle Obama -- Taking her seat at the table -- The Ivy years -- Working toward a world as it should be -- You and I (we can conquer the world) -- This First Lady's first job : mom -- Skin as tough as a rhinoceros hide -- The color purple -- Questions of race, gender, and age -- A new landscape -- Michelle Obama everywhere -- The home stretch -- Crossing the finish line.
Subjects: Obama, Michelle, 1964-; Obama, Barack.; African American women; African Americans; African American women lawyers; African American lawyers; Legislators' spouses; Presidents' spouses;
© c2009., Lyons Press,
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Tainted witness : why we doubt what women say about their lives / by Gilmore, Leigh,1959-;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-207) and index.Introduction : tainted witness in testimonial networks -- Anita Hill, Clarence Thomas, and the search for an adequate witness -- Jurisdictions and testimonial networks : Rigoberta Menchú -- Neoliberal life narrative : from testimony to self-help -- Witness by proxy : girls in humanitarian storytelling -- Tainted witness in law and literature : Nafissatou Diallo and Jamaica Kincaid -- Conclusion : testimonial publics--#BlackLivesMatter and Claudia Rankine's Citizen."In 1991, Anita Hill's testimony during Clarence Thomas's Senate confirmation hearing brought the problem of sexual harassment to a public audience. Although widely believed by women, Hill was defamed by conservatives and Thomas was confirmed to the Supreme Court. The tainting of Hill and her testimony is part of a larger social history in which women find themselves caught up in a system that refuses to believe what they say. Hill's experience shows how a tainted witness is not who someone is, but what someone can become. Tainted Witness examines how gender, race, and doubt stick to women witnesses as their testimony circulates in search of an adequate witness. Judgment falls unequally upon women who bear witness, as well-known conflicts about testimonial authority in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries reveal. Women's testimonial accounts demonstrate both the symbolic potency of women's bodies and speech in the public sphere and the relative lack of institutional security and control to which they can lay claim. Each testimonial act follows in the wake of a long and invidious association of race and gender with lying that can be found to this day within legal courts and everyday practices of judgment, defining these locations as willfully unknowing and hostile to complex accounts of harm. Bringing together feminist, literary, and legal frameworks, Leigh Gilmore provides provocative readings of what happens when women's testimony is discredited. She demonstrates how testimony crosses jurisdictions, publics, and the unsteady line between truth and fiction in search of justice."--Jacket.
Subjects: Sex discrimination against women; Sex discrimination; Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration.; Witnesses; Crime; Women; False testimony.; Feminist theory.;
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The light we carry : overcoming in uncertain times / by Obama, Michelle,1964-author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-316)."Mrs. Obama offers readers a series of fresh stories and insightful reflections on change, challenge, and power, including her belief that when we light up for others, we can illuminate the richness and potential of the world around us, discovering deeper truths and new pathways for progress. Drawing from her experiences as a mother, daughter, spouse, friend, and First Lady, she shares the habits and principles she has developed to successfully adapt to change and overcome various obstacles--the earned wisdom that helps her continue to "become." She details her most valuable practices, like "starting kind," "going high," and assembling a "kitchen table" of trusted friends and mentors. With trademark humor, candor, and compassion, she also explores issues connected to race, gender, and visibility, encouraging readers to work through fear, find strength in community, and live with boldness"--
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Obama, Michelle, 1964-; Presidents' spouses; African American women lawyers; Legislators' spouses; Conduct of life.; Change.; Obama, Michelle, 1964-;
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Reproductive rights / by H.W. Wilson Company,compiler.; Grey House Publishing, Inc.,compiler,publisher.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-176) and index.For the first time in nearly a half century, Americans in many parts of the country have lost access to certain kinds of reproductive health care, creating a new and growing public health crisis. An increasing number of women are living in reproductive healthcare "deserts," where there aren't sufficient numbers of healthcare specialists to serve the needs of women. This volume of The Reference Shelf looks at the battle over reproductive rights in America and how this political battle is impacting the lives of American women. --
Subjects: Reproductive rights; Abortion; Abortion; Contraception; Reproductive technology; Maternal health services; Women's rights;
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Abortion after Roe / by Schoen, Johanna.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-320) and index.Living through some giant change: the establishment of abortion services -- Medicine at the edges of life: abortion and fetal research -- The formation of the National Abortion Federation and the standards debate -- The development of dilation and evacuation and the debate over fetal bodies -- To protect the lives of American babies: the escalation of antiabortion activism -- Truths, lies, and partial truths: the debate surrounding intact D&E."Abortion is--and always has been--an arena for contesting power relations between women and men. When in 1973 the Supreme Court made the procedure legal throughout the United States, it seemed that women were at last able to make decisions about their own bodies. In the four decades that followed, however, abortion became ever more politicized and stigmatized. Abortion after Roe chronicles and analyzes what the new legal status and changing political environment have meant for abortion providers and their patients"--
Subjects: Abortion; Abortion; Abortion; Abortion; Abortion services; Pro-life movement; Dilatation and extraction abortion; Abortion, Induced; Abortion, Induced; Reproductive Rights; Women's Health.; Dissent and Disputes.; History, 20th Century.;
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