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Book SynopsisWhen Women Run Women Win presents the presidential bids of the six women who ran for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in 2020 and the historic, groundbreaking vice-presidential candidacy of Kamala Harris. When Vice President Kamala Harris and her family moved into Number One Observatory Circle, the official Vice Presidential residence of the United States, she claimed a title no other women in the United States ever had: Vice President. She is closer to the United States presidency than any woman in history. Yet, she has repeated often that she is standing on the shoulders of women who have come before her to try to break down barriers, including the United States Presidency. Often left off the history pages, and out of many Americans’ minds, are the bids of women who run for president. The 2020 Democratic primary included the most women ever to run in one election. This book demonstrates the progress women candidates have made as they have moved from symbolic to viable candidates and shines a light on the diminishing obstacles that face women candidates while taking readers on a journey through the victorious progress of a woman United States Vice President.
Trade ReviewThis timely and engaging empirical study of the six women who ran for president in 2020 deftly examines a historic election year in American politics. Focusing on communication style and campaign rhetoric, the book explains how the candidates broke through political barriers and why they ultimately ended their presidential bids. It also discusses how Kamala Harris ultimately prevailed to win election as the first woman vice president of the United States. The lucid writing and lively details will be of high interest for students, scholars, and anyone keen to understand how 2020 cemented women’s participation in the race for the White House.
-- Meena Bose, Hofstra University
Table of ContentsTable of Contents
A Foreword In Verse by Loretta T. Avent
Introduction: Changing The Rhetoric of Women and Presidential Politics
Chapter One: Tulsi Gabbard: Leading with Aloha
Chapter Two: Kirsten Gillibrand: The “#Me Too Senator,” An Advocate for Women’s Rights from a Family of Trailblazing Women
Chapter Three: Kamala Harris: An Action-Oriented Advocate For the People
Chapter Four: Amy Klobuchar: A Pragmatic Approach to Presidential Leadership
Chapter Five: Elizabeth Warren: A Professor Turns A Country Into Her Classroom
Chapter Six: Marianne Williamson: Running with the People To Create Deep Change
Conclusion: From Novelty to Normal: Did Six Women Running for President 2020 Change the Rhetoric of Women and Presidential Politics?
Afterword by Congresswoman Susan Wild
