In this updated and expanded collection of bestselling essays, renowned former news correspondent Cokie Roberts examines the nature of women's roles, from mother to mechanic, sister to soldier, through the illuminating lens of her personal experience. Each chapter introduces us to several of the fascinating women Roberts has encountered during the course of her reporting career. Roberts also relates moving anecdotes about the women in her life, including her mother, former congresswoman Lindy Boggs. These intimate portraits of women become the springboard for more extensive and pointed discussions of women's issues, such as women's positions in politics, business, motherhood, and marriage.
This revised edition, with revealing updates on these remarkable lives, offers tremendous insight into the challenges and opportunities that women encounter today. In a series of new profiles, Roberts reflects upon the number of new achievers who have graced the public stage in the past decade. She also focuses on the question of "What next?," exploring how several women-including herself-have begun to define themselves in the next stages of their life.
Sensitive, straightforward, and perceptive, We Are Our Mothers' Daughters celebrates the diversity of choices and perspectives available to women today and affirms the bond of female solidarity-a vital, powerful interconnection among all women, regardless of background.
