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Book SynopsisFrom Eleanor Roosevelt to Gloria Steinem to Dazon Dixon Diallo, women have assumed leadership roles in struggles for social justice. How did these women ascend to positions of influence? And once in power, what leadership strategies did they use to deal with various challenges? This volume explores these questions by introducing twelve women who have spearheaded a wide array of social movements.
Trade Review"The selection of women leaders is neither haphazard nor hagiographic but combines a diversity of nation, race, generation, and political issues with thoughtful examination of different modalities of leadership ... Each essay balances rich biographical data with analytic insight, making this an excellent classroom tool ... Essential." * Choice *
"An important and unique contribution." -- Sally J. Kenney * Executive Director, Newcomb College Institute, Tulane University *
"Junctures in Women’s Leadership: Social Movements spotlights the lives of an extraordinary array of women who led impossible campaigns for social justice, and succeeded. These inspirational stories demonstrate abiding hope and astonishing strength." -- Alice Kessler-Harris * Columbia University *
Table of ContentsForeword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Eleanor Roosevelt: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Jo E. Butterfield and Blanche Wiesen Cook
Daisy Bates: The NAACP Bridget Gurtler
Wangari Maathai: The Kenyan Environmental and Democratic Movements Rosemary Ndubuizu and Mary K. Trigg
Aileen Clarke Hernandez: Putting Black Issues in the Forefront of the Women’s Movement Carolina Alonso Bejarano and Kim LeMoon
Mirna Cunningham: Indigenous Women and Revolutionary Change in Nicaragua Miriam Tola and Alison Bernstein
Gloria Steinem: On the Road and in the Media Jeremy LaMaster and Mary K. Trigg
Audre Lorde: Black, Lesbian, Feminist, Mother, Poet Warrior Kathe Sandler and Beverly Guy-Sheftall
Charlotte Bunch: Leading from the Margins as a Global Activist for Women’s Rights Mary K. Trigg and Stina Soderling
Dazon Dixon Diallo: Feminism and the Fight to Combat HIV-AIDs Stina Soderling and Alison Bernstein
Cecile Richards: Leading Planned Parenthood in the New Millennium Bridget Gurtler
Bhairavi Desai: Organizing Immigrant Labor with a Feminist Lens C. Laura Lovin and Mary K. Trigg
Thuli Madonsela: Whispering Truth to Power Taida Wolfe and Alison R. Bernstein
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