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True to ourselves : a celebration of women making a difference / edited by Nancy M. Neuman. - San Francisco : Jossey-Bass Publishers, c1998. - xx, 246 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

Being clear in passion and desire / Capturing opportunities for leadership / Recognizing moments of learning / My journey to feminism / Getting and being ready / Woman energy / Up from silence / Face to face with power / Expanding our horizons / Measure of woman / Standing alone / Battling for my cause / Ann Bancroft -- Ellen Hume -- Ruth J. Simmons -- Mary Dent Crisp -- Rosalie E. Wahl -- Bella S. Abzug -- Olympia J. Snowe -- Carmen Delgado Votaw -- Eva M. Clayton -- Kathleen Kennedy Townsend -- Carol Moseley-Braun -- Sarah Brady. Coloring outside the lines / My moral compass / Change in plans / Power of partnership / Seasons of life / What do women want? / Beyond self-interest / My otherness / Getting political / Building bridges / Barbara Roberts -- Christine Todd Whitman -- Patsy T. Mink -- Tipper Gore -- Polly B. Baca -- Celinda C. Lake -- Angela E. Oh -- Maria Hinojosa -- Amy R. Simon -- Vicki Miles-Lagrange.

"Here is a celebration of passionate, heroic women who represent the expanding power and influence of women in American public life. In this collection, twenty-two extraordinary leaders share inspiring personal stories that reflect the universal desire to effect change in the world. Representing the nation's ethnic diversity, these outstanding women demonstrate that everyone can truly make a difference."--BOOK JACKET.

ISBN: 0787941751 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780787941758 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN: HQ1412.T78 1998

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Women--United States--Biography.
Women--History.--United States
Women.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biography.
History.

LC Class. No.: HQ1412 / .T78 1998

Dewey Class. No.: 305.4/092/273