cover image A Voice of Our Own: Leading American Women Celebrate the Right to Vote

A Voice of Our Own: Leading American Women Celebrate the Right to Vote

. Jossey-Bass, $25 (265pp) ISBN 978-0-7879-0231-5

Commissioned by the League of Women Voters to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, this collection of 28 essays by prominent American women assesses both the progress women have made since the fight for suffrage began and the challenges women still face in their quest for social and political equality. Various contributors' retellings of the history of the women's suffrage movement provide an inspiring account of successful grassroots political activism. Recurring themes include the importance of female role models and the relationship between the concerns of women and those of minority groups. Particularly compelling in this collection edited by former League president Newman are the essays by Rebecca Walker, Betty Ford and Bernadine P. Healy. Notable contributors include Mary Chapin Carpenter, Martina Navratilova, Judy Woodruff, Rosalynn Carter, Donna Shalala and Hillary Rodham Clinton. (June)