![]() ![]() As the daughter of Indian immigrants, Haley understands discrimination. ![]() Claudette Colvin was a civil rights activist who refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus months before Rosa Parks. (For more on her incredible story, check out her memoir, The Last Girl.) Virginia Walden Ford pushed for greater parental choice in education and for a scholarship program to assist disadvantaged students. Nadia Murad, a young Yazidi woman, escaped enslavement by the Islamic State group. Her actions eventually led to the nation being redesignated as a state sponsor of terrorism. Cindy Warmbier became a vocal critic of North Korea after her son was unjustly arrested there and later killed. At the real heart of the book, however, are the women who led quite ordinary lives until driven to take a public role. If you want something done, ask a woman.” Some of the women the author highlights are well known-Thatcher, Golda Meir, Amelia Earhart-and Haley applauds their determination to overcome significant obstacles. The title comes from a quote from Margaret Thatcher: “If you want something said, ask a man. The author discusses the lives of women who have inspired her in her roles as South Carolina governor and as ambassador to the United Nations. Haley’s latest book is a refreshing change from her previous tepid, partisan books. Profiles of “ten bold and courageous women with ten important lessons to teach us.” ![]()
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