Women at the Podium: Memorable Speeches in History

From the battlefield & the pulpit, before cameras & vast crowds, women have long shaped history with powerful, impassioned words. This anthology brings together the memorable speeches of women throughout the ages & across cultures. Pairs issues of war, patriotism, social justice, women's rights, religion, politics, & the press with leaders who helped to change the world. The women include Queen Elizabeth I, Lady Jane Grey, Margaret Thatcher, Frances Harper, Margaret Chase Smith, Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Sojourner Truth, Helen Keller, Barbara Jordan, Eleanor Roosevelt, Golda Meir, Benazir Bhutto, Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Diana, Katharine Graham, Barbara Bush, Elizabeth Dole, Hillary Rodham Clinton, & many others.