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

Conceived by the League of Women Voters, A Voice of Our Own honors the 75th anniversary of the 19th amAndment to the Constitution of the United States--the amAndment that guaranteed women the right to vote.Written by prominent American women-activists, academics, politicians, journalists, mothers, and daughters--A Voice of Our Own is a collection of twenty-nine original essays that celebrate the indomitable spirit of the American woman. The book includes an eclectic group of contributors:

• Singer Mary Chapin Carpenter
• Journalist Gwen Ifill
• Professional athlete Martina Navratilova
• Lawyer and activist Antonia Hernandez
• First ladies Rosalynn Carter, Betty Ford, and Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Each voice, every poignant story, brings a personal experience to light reflecting on what democracy means to women's lives.