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Leslie Sanchez — strategist, writer and political seer — spent much of 2008 as an analyst on CNN, examining, investigating and deciphering the historic moment for women and politics that was the presidential election. And what she sees in the future is a landscape changed drastically for women the world over and their expectations. In You've Come a Long Way, Maybe, she debunks the cultural and political myths surrounding women, and looks at the wide range of reactions Hillary, Michelle and Sarah provoked from the small towns to the big city salons to the Sunday talk shows. She pays special attention to those most active and most examined during the election: the disappointed Hillary supporters, the rabid Sarah Palin fans, and everyone else wondering about the role of the new First Lady. Along the way, Leslie takes a hard look at what the election will mean for women now and in the future, and also at what leaders might emerge in 2012, and beyond.
Introduction You've Come a Long Way, Maybe 1
Ch. 1 The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsuits 19
Ch. 2 The Palin Effect 45
Ch. 3 Women's Groups and Sarah Palin: Is Palin a Feminist? Does it Matter? 77
Ch. 4 What it Takes: Steel Magnolias 97
Ch. 5 From the Kitchen to the Kitchen Cabinet 123
Ch. 6 Ladies First 139
Ch. 7 What's Next: We Won the Battles. When Will We Win the War? 165
Ch. 8 What Do Women Do N.O.W? The Need to Nationally Organize Women 179
Notes 195
Index 209
Overview
Leslie Sanchez — strategist, writer and political seer — spent much of 2008 as an analyst on CNN, examining, investigating and deciphering the historic moment for women and politics that was the presidential election. And what she sees in the future is a landscape changed drastically for women the world over and their expectations. In You've Come a Long Way, Maybe, she debunks the cultural and political myths surrounding women, and looks at the wide range of reactions Hillary, Michelle and Sarah provoked from the...