Thirteen women
Subtitle: inside New Hampshire's female majority Senate
By: Michaeline Della Fera
Publisher: L & L Dreamspell
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Spring, Tx
Language: eng
Number of pages: 178
ISBN-13: 9781603183581
Subjects: Politics and government; New Hampshire. General Court. Senate; Women politicians; New Hampshire; Political activity; Women legislators; Biography; Women
Description: Meet thirteen remarkable women.The voters of New Hampshire changed the course of history forever when in November 2009 thirteen women, eleven democrats and two republicans, were elected to steer the state through one of its worst economic crises. Thirteen Women, Inside New Hampshire's Female Majority Senate gives the reader a rare glance inside Senate chambers. Thirteen Women documents these women Senators' personal struggles and remarkable abilities to juggle their lives and commitments with the demands of the campaign trail. Thirteen Women further portrays the women's determination, work ethic and dedication, to not only the constituents of New Hampshire, but to the continuation of the political process, aka women's style. The thirteen women discuss campaigning, fund raising, meeting the media, friendships, running on women-friendly issues, whether gender counts in politics, if women can lead, and the pitfalls for women in politics in the twenty-first century.
Notes: Includes brief biographical sketches.
Table of contents: title: Unknowingly carving out a piece of history; title: To run or not to run; title: Fund raising and meeting the media; title: Running on women-friendly platforms; title: Does gender count in elected office?; title: Can women lead?; title: Power and ambition; title: Caucus; title: Leadership; title: Budgeting : making the tough choices; title: The presence of women; title: Granite is forever; title: The thirteen women of the New Hampshire female majority senate.