Profiles of Influential Women in Politics
Profiles of influential business women and women in politics.
Hillary Clinton
Hillary Rodham Clinton first ran for public office while still living in the White House with her husband, US President Bill Clinton.
Hillary Rodham Clinton first ran for public office while still living in the White House with her husband, US President Bill Clinton.
Michelle Obama
Although she resists the labels "feminist" and "liberal," Michelle Obama is widely recognized as outspoken and strong-willed. She has juggled career and family as a working mother, and her positions indicate progressive ideas on the roles of women and men in society.
Although she resists the labels "feminist" and "liberal," Michelle Obama is widely recognized as outspoken and strong-willed. She has juggled career and family as a working mother, and her positions indicate progressive ideas on the roles of women and men in society.
Shirley Chisholm - First Black Woman to Run For President
Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm was the first African American woman elected to Congress (1968), first African American woman to seek a major party nomination for President of the United States (1972), and to first African American to be on the ballot as a candidate for President.
Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm was the first African American woman elected to Congress (1968), first African American woman to seek a major party nomination for President of the United States (1972), and to first African American to be on the ballot as a candidate for President.
Senator Barbara Boxer
Senator Boxer was first elected to the US Senate on November 3, 1992. She was reelected in 2004 to a third term, and will next be up for reelection on November 2, 2010. Boxer is the Chair of the Senate Environment Committee for 2007-08.
Senator Boxer was first elected to the US Senate on November 3, 1992. She was reelected in 2004 to a third term, and will next be up for reelection on November 2, 2010. Boxer is the Chair of the Senate Environment Committee for 2007-08.
Famous Feminists and the History of Feminism
"Feminism" is about equality of the sexes, and activism to achieve such equality for women. Not all feminist theorists have agreed about how to achieve that equality and what equality looks like. Here are some of the key writers on feminist theory, key to understanding what feminism has been all about.
"Feminism" is about equality of the sexes, and activism to achieve such equality for women. Not all feminist theorists have agreed about how to achieve that equality and what equality looks like. Here are some of the key writers on feminist theory, key to understanding what feminism has been all about.