Madeleine Kunin on Pearls, Politics, and Power

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 10, 2010

Former Vermont Governor and Ambassador to Switzerland Madeleine Kunin says that there aren’t enough women involved in politics. She shares her ideas for how to attract a new generation of young women to political leadership in her new book, Pearls, Politics, and Power: How Women Can Win and Lead.

Event: Madeleine Kunin will be speaking and signing books
Thursday, March 27 at 7 pm
Bluestockings Bookstore
172 Allen Street (at Stanton Street)

Weigh in: Do you think American politics would be very different in more women held elected offices?

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