We Are Our Mothers' Daughters

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2009-04
ISBN: 9780061741951
定价: 201.70
装帧: 精装
开本: 其他
纸张: 其他
页数: 336页
正文语种: 英语
  • Inthistenth-anniversaryeditionofWeAreOurMothers'Daughters,renownedpoliticalcommentatorCokieRobertsonceagainexaminesthenatureofwomen'srolesthroughtherevealinglensofherpersonalexperience.Frommothertomechanic,sistertosoldier,Robertsrevealshowmuchprogresshasnowbeenmade—andhowmuchfurtherwehavetogo.Updatedandexpandedtoincludeadiversenewcastofwomen,thiscollectionofessaysofferstremendousinsightintotheopportunitiesandchallengesthatwomenencountertoday.
    Inaseriesofnewprofilesandrevealingupdates,Robertsreflectsuponthenumberoffemaleachieverswhohavegracedthepublicstageinthepastdecade.Inadditiontotheilluminatingandsometimessurprisinghistoryofwomeninavarietyoffields,severalchaptersalsointroduceustosomeofthefascinatingwomenshehasencounteredduringthecourseofherreportingcareer—includingHillaryClinton,NancyPelosi,LauraBush,BillieJeanKing,MichelleRhee,andDorothyHeight.Lookingintothefuture,Robertsfocusesonthequestionof"Whatnext?",exploringhowseveralwomen—includingherself—havebeguntodefinethemselvesinthenextstagesoftheirlives.Shealsorelatesmovinganecdotesaboutthewomeninherpersonallife,includinghermother,formercongresswomanLindyBoggs.
    Sensitive,straightforward,andperceptive,WeAreOurMothers'Daughterscelebratesthenewdiversityofchoicesandperspectivesavailabletowomentodayandaffirmsthebondsofsisterhoodoverthecenturies—avital,powerfulinterconnectionamongallwomen,regardlessofbackground.

    CokieRobertsisapoliticalcommentatorforABCNewsandaseniornewsanalystforNationalPublicRadio.From1996to2002,sheandSamDonaldsonco-anchoredtheweeklyABCinterviewprogram,ThisWeek.SheisthebestsellingauthorofWeAreOurMothers'Daughters,LadiesofLiberty,andFoundingMothers.SteveRobertsistheauthorofFromEveryEndofThisEarthandMyFathers'Houses.HehasworkedasajournalistformorethanfortyyearsandappearsregularlyasapoliticalanalystontheABCradionetworkandNationalPublicRadio.Since1997hehasbeentheShapiroProfessorofMediaandPublicAffairsatGeorgeWashingtonUniversity.CokieandSteveRobertsaretheNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorsofFromThisDayForward.TheywriteaweeklycolumnsyndicatedinnewspapersacrossthecountrybyUnitedMedia.Theparentsoftwochildrenandgrandparentsofsix,CokieandSteveliveinBethesda,Maryland.
  • 内容简介:
    Inthistenth-anniversaryeditionofWeAreOurMothers'Daughters,renownedpoliticalcommentatorCokieRobertsonceagainexaminesthenatureofwomen'srolesthroughtherevealinglensofherpersonalexperience.Frommothertomechanic,sistertosoldier,Robertsrevealshowmuchprogresshasnowbeenmade—andhowmuchfurtherwehavetogo.Updatedandexpandedtoincludeadiversenewcastofwomen,thiscollectionofessaysofferstremendousinsightintotheopportunitiesandchallengesthatwomenencountertoday.
    Inaseriesofnewprofilesandrevealingupdates,Robertsreflectsuponthenumberoffemaleachieverswhohavegracedthepublicstageinthepastdecade.Inadditiontotheilluminatingandsometimessurprisinghistoryofwomeninavarietyoffields,severalchaptersalsointroduceustosomeofthefascinatingwomenshehasencounteredduringthecourseofherreportingcareer—includingHillaryClinton,NancyPelosi,LauraBush,BillieJeanKing,MichelleRhee,andDorothyHeight.Lookingintothefuture,Robertsfocusesonthequestionof"Whatnext?",exploringhowseveralwomen—includingherself—havebeguntodefinethemselvesinthenextstagesoftheirlives.Shealsorelatesmovinganecdotesaboutthewomeninherpersonallife,includinghermother,formercongresswomanLindyBoggs.
    Sensitive,straightforward,andperceptive,WeAreOurMothers'Daughterscelebratesthenewdiversityofchoicesandperspectivesavailabletowomentodayandaffirmsthebondsofsisterhoodoverthecenturies—avital,powerfulinterconnectionamongallwomen,regardlessofbackground.

  • 作者简介:
    CokieRobertsisapoliticalcommentatorforABCNewsandaseniornewsanalystforNationalPublicRadio.From1996to2002,sheandSamDonaldsonco-anchoredtheweeklyABCinterviewprogram,ThisWeek.SheisthebestsellingauthorofWeAreOurMothers'Daughters,LadiesofLiberty,andFoundingMothers.SteveRobertsistheauthorofFromEveryEndofThisEarthandMyFathers'Houses.HehasworkedasajournalistformorethanfortyyearsandappearsregularlyasapoliticalanalystontheABCradionetworkandNationalPublicRadio.Since1997hehasbeentheShapiroProfessorofMediaandPublicAffairsatGeorgeWashingtonUniversity.CokieandSteveRobertsaretheNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorsofFromThisDayForward.TheywriteaweeklycolumnsyndicatedinnewspapersacrossthecountrybyUnitedMedia.Theparentsoftwochildrenandgrandparentsofsix,CokieandSteveliveinBethesda,Maryland.
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