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The Leadership of Women
More Stories of Solidarity and Struggle in the Human Rights Movement
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eBook - ePub
The Leadership of Women
More Stories of Solidarity and Struggle in the Human Rights Movement
About this book
**What can we learn from the women whose leadership has shaped human rights struggles across the globe? **
The Leadership of Women is a powerful memoir by David Hinkley that celebrates the remarkable women who inspired his work beyond Amnesty International, spotlighting their groundbreaking contributions to movements for justice. Through vivid stories of collaboration, resilience, and innovation, Hinkley honors these champions while offering lessons for activists today.
This book is both a tribute and a call to action—an invitation to join ongoing struggles for the rights of women, refugees, people in poverty, and victims of abuse worldwide. The Leadership of Women is ideal for students, scholars, and activists seeking to understand and advance human rights in the 21st century.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- 1 The mentor, the music and the muse: Ginetta Sagan, Joan Baez, and Rose Styron
- 2 The anatomy of human rights: Susannah Sirkin and the power of medicine in the pursuit of justice
- 3 Justice and accountability: Sandra Coliver and the fight against impunity
- 4 A lamp beside the golden door: Karen Musalo and the struggle for equal rights for refugee women
- 5 Confronting extreme poverty and inequality: A voice from Yemen
- 6 The Memphis blues again: Sullivan Robinson, Johnnie Rogers Turner, and the evolution of the civil rights movement
- 7 The girl scouts of Seneca Falls: The legacy of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott
- Glossary
- Recommended projects
- Appendix 1 Chronology of the author’s collaboration with featured leaders
- Appendix 2 Nongovernmental, Intergovernmental, and other Organizations
- Appendix 3 Timeline of gender-based asylum, prepared by Karen Musalo
- Bibliography
- Recommended further reading
- Index