Renowned news correspondent Cokie Roberts explores significant issues confronting women on the cusp of the new millennium, such as the balance of work and family, the diverse roles of women, and the connection and distinction between different generations of women. Washington Post This book is a celebration of women in their various roles: mother, sister, civil rights advocate, consumer advocate, first-classmechanic, politician . . . . [It is a] paean to feminism and the solidarity of womankind.
AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: We Are Our Mothers' Daughters3Sister9Politician19Consumer Advocate35Aunt49Soldier61First-Class Mechanic77Friend87Reporter107Civil Rights Activist125Wife137Mother/Daughter155Enterpriser171A Woman's Place183Suggested Reading195