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Albright, Madeleine Korbel Ambassadors United States Biography Cabinet officers United States Biography Cabinet officers United States Biography Juvenile literature Clinton, Hillary Rodham Perkins, Frances 1880-1965 United States Women cabinet officers Women cabinet officers United States Biography Women cabinet officers United States Biography Juvenile literatureKrull, Kathleen
Summary: "Biography of Frances Perkins, the first female member of the presidential cabinet, and architect of much of the New Deal legislation as Secretary of Labor."--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books Books for Young Readers 2020
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB PERKINS KRUAlexander, Heather
Summary: Introduces the former first lady, senator, and secretary of state while describing how she became a role model for women as a lawyer, a staunch supporter of important political and social causes, and the first woman to run as the Democratic candidate forpresident.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 CLISummary: In the depths of the Great Depression, Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed Frances Perkins as US Secretary of Labor, the first woman to sit on a presidential cabinet. Against overwhelming odds, she became a driving force behind the New Deal social safety net, including Social Security, the 40-hour workweek, the 8-hour day, minimum wage, and unemployment compensation. Featuring compelling interviews...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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Summary: "Raised on tales of her revolutionary ancestors, Frances Perkins arrives in New York City at the turn of the century, armed with her trusty parasol and an unyielding determination to make a difference. When she's not working with children in the crowded tenements in Hell's Kitchen, Frances throws herself into the social scene in Greenwich Village, befriending an eclectic group of politicians,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Berkley 2024
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Summary: Focuses on the career of the former United States ambassador to the United Nations who became the first woman to serve as Secretary of State.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Franklin Watts 1998
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB ALBRIGHT FRERice, Condoleezza
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Publisher / Publication Date: Delacorte Press 2010
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 327.73 RICMontgomery, Leslie
Summary: This is not a book about politics. It is a book about a little black girl who was born into a Christian home in the racially explosive town of Birmingham, Alabama, during the throes of the Civil Rights Movement. It's about two parents who quietly defied discrimination, stood against injustice, clung to their faith, and raised their child to follow the Lord they themselves served. They believed...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Crossway Audio 2007
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Rice, Condoleezza
Summary: A former national security advisor and Secretary of State offers the compelling story of her eight years serving at the highest levels of government, including the difficult job she faced in the wake of 9/11.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 RICE, CONDOLEEZZA RICAllen, Jonathan (Jonathan J. M.)
Summary: "An examination of the strategy behind Hillary Clinton's political revitalization and her comeback in the US and abroad"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Inc 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CLINTON, HILLARY ALLAlbright, Madeleine Korbel
Summary: In 2001, when Madeleine Albright was leaving office as America?s first female secretary of state, interviewers asked her how she wished to be remembered. "I don't want to be remembered," she answered. "I am still here and have much more I intend to do. As difficult as it might seem, I want every stage of my life to be more exciting than the last." In that time of transition, the former...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ALBCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ALBRIGHT, MADALEINE ALBCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Adult, Call number: B ALBRIGHT ALBKlein, Edward
Summary: Klein uncovers the real story behind Hillary Clinton's email scandals and the dirty political games that have kept her one step ahead of the law-- for now.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Regnery Publishing, a division of Salem Media Group 2016
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 324.973 KLEClinton, Hillary Rodham
Summary: This high-stakes thriller follows a novice Secretary of State who has joined the administration of her rival, a president inaugurated after four years of American leadership that shrank from the world stage. A series of terrorist attacks throws the global order into disarray, and the secretary is tasked with assembling a team to unravel the deadly conspiracy, a scheme carefully designed to take...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster Audio 2021
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC CLICopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CDA FIC PENAlbright, Madeleine Korbel.
Summary: The former U.S. Secretary of State and United Nations ambassador chronicles her life, from her childhood as a Czechoslovakian refugee through her rise to power in the world of international diplomacy and policy-making.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Miramax Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ALBGhattas, Kim.
Summary: Drawing on interviews with Clinton, administration officials, and other Washington insiders, a foreign correspondent presents the story of Hillary Clinton as America's envoy to the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books, Henry Holt and Company 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CLINTON, HILLARY RODHAM GHAAlbright, Madeleine Korbel.
Summary: Albright served as U.S. secretary of state from 1997 to 2001, the first woman ever to hold the position. Here, she tells the stories behind her many pins and jewelry collected on her diplomatic trips around the world.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.929 ALBRice, Condoleezza
Summary: This is the story of Condoleezza Rice-- her early years growing up in the hostile environment of Birmingham, Alabama; her rise in the ranks at Stanford University to become the university's second-in-command and an expert in Soviet and Eastern European Affairs; and finally, in 2000, her appointment as the first Black woman to serve as Secretary of State.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Archetype 2010