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Ladies of Liberty CD: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation

26 reviews

HarperAudio, 2008

History jumps off the page
Now I know why high school American History classes were such a snore. Up until now, history books have largely been written by men about only the men who founded our proud nation. Abbreviated, often sanitized versions of how events came to pass seem created to portray the good guys and the bad guys in ways that prove who was right or wrong. They were often dull and statistical, sweeping any ...

From This Day Forward

27 reviews
Cokie Roberts, Cokie and Steve Roberts, 2000

Fun, light, cheery...
I picked up this book for $5 at Borders, mainly because I enjoy listening to Cokie Roberts on NPR. I was curious to get to know her a little better. I thoroughly enjoyed the book. She and Steve take turns writing, as if they're dialoguing back and forth. I appreciated their commitment to their marriage in a day when it's not all that popular to stay married to the same person. I also enjoyed ...

We Are Our Mothers' Daughters

33 reviews
Cokie Roberts

Harper Perennial, 2000

For all Women
This is a gentle book of celebration. Cokie Roberts is an attractive lady from a large family of achievers. She shares part of her life story with the reader and writes valuable information in the form of essays, about amazing women past and present; many of whom we have not been aware of. I thoroughly enjoyed this easy to read book. I recommend it as encouragement to all women especially ...

Women of Our Time: 75 Portraits of Remarkable Women

1 review
Frederick S. Voss

Merrell, 2007

could offer a more inclusive pallet
Opening this book, I expected to find glossy photos of Eleanor Roosevelt, Marilyn Monroe, and other names and faces I recognized. While I found summaries of the lives of Roosevelt and Monroe beside typical portraits, I also found glowing descriptions and realistically unflattering pictures of women whose names I had never heard or whose faces I had never seen. Among the familiar list of names and ...

Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our Nation

65 reviews
Cokie Roberts

William Morrow, 2004

Founding Mothers-A must buy
Ms. Roberts did a fine job on sharing the little known history of our founding mothers. It opens one's eyes to the role women really did play in the war for independence.

Changing the Face of Power: Women in the U.S. Senate (Focus on American History Series,Center for American ...

1 review
Melina Mara, Helen Thomas

University of Texas Press, 2005

Changing the Face of Power
Melina Mara takes us far beyond the obvious things we know about these women. She has penetrated their lives with her camera in a powerful and often surprising way. It is important subject matter as the face of congress changes. Melina does a wonderful job letting us know what these people do and who they are.