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Conceived by the League of Women Voters, A Voice of Our Own honors the 75th anniversary of the 19th amAndment to the Constitution of the United States--the amAndment that guaranteed women the right to vote.Written by prominent American women-activists, academics, politicians, journalists, mothers, and daughters--A Voice of Our Own is a collection of twenty-nine original essays that celebrate the indomitable spirit of the American woman. The book includes an eclectic group of contributors: * Singer Mary Chapin Carpenter * Journalist Gwen Ifill * Professional athlete Martina Navratilova * Lawyer…mehr

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Conceived by the League of Women Voters, A Voice of Our Own honors the 75th anniversary of the 19th amAndment to the Constitution of the United States--the amAndment that guaranteed women the right to vote.Written by prominent American women-activists, academics, politicians, journalists, mothers, and daughters--A Voice of Our Own is a collection of twenty-nine original essays that celebrate the indomitable spirit of the American woman. The book includes an eclectic group of contributors: * Singer Mary Chapin Carpenter * Journalist Gwen Ifill * Professional athlete Martina Navratilova * Lawyer and activist Antonia Hernandez * First ladies Rosalynn Carter, Betty Ford, and Hillary Rodham Clinton. Each voice, every poignant story, brings a personal experience to light reflecting on what democracy means to women's lives.
Autorenporträt
NANCY M. NEUMAN is former president of the League of Women Voters and author of The League of Women Voters in Perspective 1920-1995 (1994). A lecturer and writer on women in politics and public policy, she has been a distinguished visiting professor at Washington and Jefferson College, Bucknell University, and Pomona College.