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BREAKTHROUGH

Nancy L. Cohen

The Making of America's First Woman President

Lean In meets Game Change for this popular look at the political climate that could put the first woman in the White House.
Hillary Clinton is getting closer and closer to becoming the first women to hold the Oval Office, if she can overcome the Republican Party frontrunner who has been riding a wave of popularity despite (or maybe because of) a broad array of amazing/astonishing/outlandish comments he’s made since the early weeks of his campaign. But Clinton's success has not come quickly or easily, and she's navigated her own rocky path.
Nancy Cohen takes a popular look at the state of women's political leadership in the US and how Americans are finally ready to elect a woman president. Based on more than 125 interviews with major figures in both political parties, including senators, governors, and behind-the-scenes power-brokers Breakthrough introduces the savvy women who are building an alternative to the Old Boys Club and rewriting the playbook for how women can thrive in the political arena.

Nancy L. Cohen is an author, historian, and leading national expert on women and politics. She is the author of Delirium: The Politics of Sex in America and The Reconstruction of American Liberalism, among others. Her writing has appeared in the Guardian, Playboy, New Republic, Los Angeles Times, Pacific Standard, and elsewhere, and she has been a featured guest on NPR, MSNBC, CSPAN, and many national and international broadcasts.
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Published 2016-02-01 by Counterpoint

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Published 2016-02-01 by Counterpoint

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Intellectually, Nancy L. Cohen convincingly makes the case for why it is essential that our democracy include women at the table, not just for representation's sake, but for the better outcomes that come from involving all perspectives. Emotionally, Breakthrough reignites the passion and optimism of those who have been fighting for this for so long, too long, and simultaneously inspires those who are new to this fight.

A must read. Nancy L. Cohen’s insightful observations in Breakthrough highlight the importance of wom en’s political leadership and the challenges all of us have faced to win.

If ever there were a time in America's history when a woman could reach the Oval Office, this might just well be it. Why now? Why not sooner?...A nationally recognized historian and expert on women in politics, Cohen's interviews with trailblazing women elected officials, NGO executives, pollsters, and grassroots organizers sheds important light on the dividing and cohesive elements certain to influence the next presidential election. Whether one thinks Hillary Clinton is a shoo-in or long shot, Cohen's well- reasoned and -researched treatise illuminates this defining moment in American history.

Although the author argues that Americans don't consider ‘trustworthiness a distinctly feminine trait or intelligence a distinctly masculine one,’ she believes that women are more compassionate and collaborative than men and that their leadership is vastly important…In her brisk analysis, Cohen feels optimistic that the next election will cross ‘a historic threshold.’

A great account of the commitment, comraderie, and capability of the women who've worked to better our nation.