Ergebnis für "Women of Will" in Biografien & Erinnerungen

Nancy Pelosi gewährt einen faszinierenden Blick in ihr Privatleben, vor allem aber hinter die Kulissen US-amerikanischer Macht. Erstmals spricht Nancy Pelosi offen über die entscheidenden Momente, Erfahrungen und Strategien, die ihre politische Karriere und ihr Leben prägten. Als erste weibliche Sprecherin des Repräsentantenhauses in der Geschichte der USA arbeitete sie mit Präsidenten von George W. Bush bis Joe Biden zusammen.

As Elizabeth Anscombe, Philippa Foot, Mary Midgley, and Iris Murdoch labored to make a place for themselves in a male-dominated world, as they made friendships and families, and as they drifted toward and away from each other, they never stopped insisting that some lives are better than others. Drawing on a cluster of recently opened archives and extensive correspondence and interviews with those who knew them best, Benjamin Lipscomb traces the lives and ideas of four friends who gave us a better way to think about ethics, and ourselves.

Now is the time for a new women’s history - for the famous, infamous, and unsung women to get their due - from the Enlightenment to the #MeToo movement. Recording the important milestones in the birth of the modern feminist movement and the rise of women into greater social, economic, and political power, Miles takes us through through a colorful pageant of astonishing women.

This captivating book is a testament of the power that lies within every woman. Linda urges every listener to embrace their own dreams, overcome obstacles, and create a brighter future for themselves and their communities.

Nobel laureate, world-renowned doctor and human rights activist Dr Mukwege has dedicated his life to caring for victims of sexual violence. Over the past two decades living and working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, he has stood up to soldiers and warlords, survived massacres and multiple assassination attempts, never swaying from his mission. In this book, Dr Mukwege interweaves his own dramatic story with the experiences of a range of extraordinary characters.

In this long-overdue celebration of Black women’s resilience and unheralded strength, the revered, trailblazing White House correspondent reflects on “The Year That Changed Everything”—2020—and African-American women’s unprecedented role in upholding democracy.

स्त्रियांचे उन्नयन घडवेल विश्वात परिवर्तन हा विश्वास बाळगून सतत कार्यरत राहणा-या मेलिंडा गेटसने लिहिलेले हे अनुभव नक्कीच ऐकण्याजोगे आहेत. हे पुस्तक म्हणजे समाजास पुढे नेण्यासाठी आणि त्या अनुषंगाने स्त्रियांच्या सक्षमीकरणासाठी काय केलं पाहिजे, या बद्दल सांगणारं एक सुंदर आणि संक्षिप्त असं ध्येयभाष्यच आहे. लिंगसमानता आणि समानुभूती मांडणा-या या कथा आपल्यातील माणसाला एका वेगळ्या उंचीवर नेतात.

Desde los albores de la humanidad, las mujeres hemos estado siempre vinculadas al pecado. Mujeres pecadoras, lascivas, fornicadoras, ¿por qué no virtuosas, inteligentes, ambiciosas? ¿Utilizar nuestras virtudes en un mundo dominado culturalmente por hombres es pecado? ¿Puede la historia o la opinión pública condenarnos por buscar las vías para ser libres?, ¿para pensar por nosotras mismas, para dejar de ser objetos de posesión, de belleza, de maternidad y decidir cómo queréis que sea nuestra vida? Por ellas, por nosotras, para nosotras es este libro.

Fight Like a Mother is the incredible account how one mother’s cry for change became the driving force behind gun-safety progress. Along with stories of perseverance, courage, and compassion, Watts shines a light on the unique power of women - starting with what they have, leading with their maternal strengths, and doubling down instead of backing down.

Nothing in the world soothes the soul better than Gospel music. From the foot-stomping, hand-clapping melodies of yesterday to the head-bobbing, bass-thumping hits of today, Gospel music ignites the spirit and delivers the inspiration that takes us from the rough side of the mountain to the peak of God’s love and grace. That feeling of joy, peace, love, and contentment is amplified when it’s ringing through the voice of a sister who can SANG, Cheryl Wills reminds us.