Eminent Women Politicians
Contents: Introduction. 1. Agnes Macphail. 2. Alexandra Kollontai. 3. Angela Merkel. 4. Aung San Suu Kyi. 5. Benazir Bhutto. 6. Blanche Lincoln. 7. Chandrika Kumaratunga. 8. Charlotte Whitton. 9. Condoleezza Rice. 10. Corazon Aquino. 11. Debbie Stabenow. 12. Eleanor Roosevelt. 13. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. 14. Golda Meir. 15. Helen Clark. 16. Indira Gandhi. 17. Janet Reno. 18. Jayalalithaa Jayaram. 19. Jenny Shipley. 20. Khaleda Zia. 21. Kim Campbell. 22. Madeleine Albright. 23. Margaret Chase Smith. 24. Margaret Thatcher. 25. Maria Cantwell. 26. Mary Robinson. 27. Maryam Rajavi. 28. Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor. 29. Rabri Devi. 30. Sarojini Naidu. 31. Sheikh Hasina. 32. Sonia Gandhi. 33. Susanna M. Salter. 34. Tarja Halonen. 35. Victoria Woodhull. 36. Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit.
"This volume, \'Eminent Women Politicians\', contains biographical sketches, achievements and contributions of 36 women politicians, diplomats, social activists, prime ministers and presidents of America and Europe and various other countries, including Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Biographic narrations of these women reveal that after completing their education in their respective countries, social forces and opportunities compelled them to enter into public life and active politics, where they achieved tremendous success as politicians.
This book will be of great reference value for all those interested in knowing the struggle and achievements of selected women politicians and diplomats of the world." (jacket)
