We Are Our Mothers' Daughters: Revised and Expanded Edition

Cokie Roberts

Harper Collins, Apr 7, 2009 - Family & Relationships - 336 pages

“[A] paean to feminism and the solidarity of womenkind. . . . This book is a celebration of women in their various roles: mother, sister, civil rights advocate, consumer advocate, first-class mechanic, politician—which Roberts’ own mother once was.”
—Washington Post

“The perfect combination of powerful feelings and a modulated style.”
— Los Angeles Times

From the much beloved Cokie Roberts comes a revised and expanded tenth-anniversary paperback edition of the #1 New York Times Bestseller We Are Our Mothers’ Daughters—complete with new profiles.

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WE ARE OUR MOTHERS' DAUGHTERS

User Review  - Kirkus

Sound bites rather than substance from a reporter known for her insightful political analyses on National Public Radio and ABC-TV. NPR fans know veteran journalist Roberts as one third of the female ...

LibraryThing Review

User Review  - cindyloumn - LibraryThing

I usually dont go for this type of book. But I loved the title, Esp with having 2 daughters. Alot of women's history regarding jobs, women's rights, govt, etc. But alot of really good holsim, family ...

About the author

Cokie Roberts was a political commentator for ABC News and NPR. She won countless awards and in 2008 was named a “Living Legend” by the Library of Congress. She was the author of the New York Times bestsellers We Are Our Mothers’ Daughters, Founding Mothers, Ladies of Liberty, and, with her husband, the journalist Steven V. Roberts, From This Day Forward and Our Haggadah.

Bibliographic information

• Title: We Are Our Mothers' Daughters: Revised and Expanded Edition
• Author: Cokie Roberts
• Edition: revised
• Publisher: Harper Collins, 2009
• ISBN: 0061872350, 9780061872358
• Length: 336 pages
• Subjects: Family & Relationships / General; Family & Relationships / Parenting / Motherhood; Social Science / Women's Studies