Women Who Won

Who was the first woman elected to run a country? I bet you don't know. But if you think it's high time you knew her name, then this is the book for you. WOMEN WHO WON will profile 70 amazing elected women from the last 100 years and every single one will leave you wondering why you didn't know her story before. The talented Emmy Lupin will illustrate every profile to bring them to life. From Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress, and first major-party Black candidate to seek nomination for the U.S. presidency, who said 'If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.' To Berta Pīpiņa, the first woman elected to serve in the Latvian parliament in 1919, who strove to enact laws and policies to promote women's equality but who's life was later removed from encyclopedias. Or Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand and the youngest female head of government in the world (taking office at age 37), who shared honestly how anxiety made her worried she wouldn't be suitable to stand. Not to mention the fascinating backstories of leaders such as Isabel Perón, Indira Gandhi, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Julia Gillard. This book aims not only to give elected women the recognition they deserve, but to encourage more women and girls to stand in the future. WOMEN WHO WON is for everyone who wants to know how women have shaped our world. It's time to know the names of women from the past to the present who fought elections in a man's world and WON.