What I told my daughter : lessons from leaders on raising the next generation of empowered women

Tassler, Nina, (editor.). Littleton, Cynthia, (editor.).

Summary: A "diverse group of women--from Madeleine Albright To Ruth Bader Ginsburg, from Dr. Susan Love to Whoopi Goldberg and more...reflect on the best advice and counsel they have given their daughters either by example, throughout their lives, or in character-building, teachable moments between parent and child." --

Record details

ISBN: 9781476734675
Physical Description: print
regular print
xxvi, 269 pages ; 22 cm
Edition: First Atria Books hardcover edition.
Publisher: New York : Atria Books, 2016.
Copyright: ©2016.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Through my daughter's eyes / Geena Davis -- Future women presidents / Cecile Richards -- Sacrifices / Dolores Huerta -- Dear Eva / Rabbi Sharon Brous -- The perfect paradox / Peggy Orenstein -- The danger of fear / Debora Black -- Be nice to the fat girls / Ayelet Waldman -- The estrogen express / Pat Benatar -- The right to choose / Whoopi Goldberg -- Out loud and proud / Susan Love, MD -- Get a life / Nancy Pelosi -- Roots and wings / Alexandra Pelosi -- Nineteen / Marie Osmond -- The wall / Dr. Juliet Garcia -- Faith, family, and country / Jehan Sadat, PhD -- Role reversals / Madeleine Albright -- Listening in the rowboat / Joanna Kerns -- The Dalai Lama's slam dunk / Gloria Estefan -- Walking and talking / Nannerl O. Keohane -- Natural talents / Jennifer Dulski -- Freedom of choice / Dr. Marcia McNutt -- An education on the set / Pamela Fryman -- Independence / Ruth Bader Ginsburg -- Just a mom / Brooke Shields -- Learning from a tragedy / Laura W. Bush -- Letter to my girls / Mona Sinha -- Don't agonize, organize / Gloria Allred -- Thelma, Eva, and me / Joy Marcus -- The gift of getting fired / Judy Vredenburgh -- Privileges / Sharon Osbourne -- Women have a voice / Beverly Johnson -- Simply irresistible / Michelle King -- Not much / Karen Antman, MD -- So much / Amy Antman Gelfand, MD -- My mother's example / Mary Steenburgen -- Color-blind lenses / Kimberley Hatchett -- Don't land on it / Cheryl Saban -- The value of work / C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD -- A pinch of ginger / Alex Guarnaschelli -- The new best friend / Dana Walden -- The most important goal / Mia Hamm -- Just Listen / Margaret Abe-Koga -- Love is a verb / Roma Downey -- An act of strength / Chirlane McCray -- An activist upbringing / Blythe Danner -- The rules / Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye -- The cooking lesson / Sheila Bair -- The tables turn / Ruth W. Messinger -- The CEO of cupcake management / Norah O'Donnell -- Hot flashes / Donna de Varona -- Rachel's turn / Nancy Josephson -- The making of makers / Sukhinder Singh Cassidy -- I am the Tooth Fairy / Jeanne Newman -- Back in the saddle / Christine Baranski.