Nine and Counting

by Boxer, Barbara

• ISBN13: 9780060957063
• ISBN10: 0060957069
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publications

Summary

The Women of the United States Senate have forever changed the political landscape. Their backgrounds, personal styles, and political ideals may be as diverse as the nation they serve. Yet they share a commonality that runs deeper than politics or geography -- they desire to give a voice to all their constituents while serving as role models for women young and old.Once every month, these distinguished women for an informal dinner to share their knowledge, their hearts, and a good meal. Leaving behind partisanship and rhetoric, they discuss and debate the issues, both political and personal, affecting their lives. And following the 2000 election of four women to the Senate, the table is now set for thirteen. Weaving together their individual stories of triumph, adversity, adaptability, and leadership, Nine and Counting gives voice to these charismatic women as never before, offering a rare, insider's glimpse into Washington and sending the powerful message that membership in the "world's most exclusive club" is open to every woman in America.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	ix
Introduction: The Power of Nine Women ... Just Like You	xiii
Catherine Whitney
Prologue: The Dinner Club	1	(4)
Why Not a Woman?	5	(12)
``Take Notice ... and Remember''	17	(22)
Don't Get Mad, Get Elected	39	(20)
Triumph and Disaster	59	(28)
Balancing Acts	87	(28)
Different but Important	115	(20)
Consuming Passions	135	(26)
Out on a Limb	161	(18)
What We've Learned: Nine Lessons	179	(14)
Afterword: ... And Then There Were Thirteen	193	(84)
Appendices
A. The Women of the United States Senate: 1922--2001	233	(6)
B. Women's Work 2001	239	(12)
C. Biographies	251	(26)
Index	277