Background
Kunin, Madeleine May was born on September 28, 1933 in Zurich, Switzerland. Arrived in the United States, 1940, naturalized, 1947. Daughter of Ferdinand and Renee (Bloch) May.
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Pearls, Politics, and Power is a call to action for new political engagement and leadership from the women of America. Informed by conversations with elected women leaders from all levels, former three-term Vermont Governor and Ambassador to Switzerland Madeleine M. Kunin asks: What difference do women make? What is the worst part of politics, and what is the best part? What inspired these women to run, and how did they prepare themselves for public life? How did they raise money, protect their families' privacy, deal with criticism and attack ads, and work with the good old boys? Kunin's core message is that America needs an infusion of new leadership to better address the major problems of our time. To see how women can achieve that goal, she combines her personal experience in politics; the lessons of past women's movements; the stories of young women today who have new ideas about their role in society; and interviews with a wide range of women in positions of power, looking for clues to their leadership, as well as the effects of gender stereotyping. She interviews Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, analyzes her campaign, and addresses the question: "Is the country ready?" Other interviewees include U.S. Representatives Loretta Sanchez, Linda Sanchez, Deborah Pryce, and Tammy Baldwin, and U.S. Senators Susan Collins, Amy Klobuchar, and Carol Moseley Braun, and Governors Kathleen Sibelius and Janet Napolitano. The next generation of women will be inspired to lead by seeing women like Nancy Pelosi wielding the gavel, and seeing themselves reflected in the portraits in statehouses, courthouses, corporate and university boardrooms, and the White House. Pearls, Politics, and Power will help ensure that this inspiration is not soured or deflected, but channeled into successful candidacies by America's leaders of tomorrow. What will it take for women to assume their rightful places in the political corridors of power?
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Governor of Vermont former Governor of Vermont
Kunin, Madeleine May was born on September 28, 1933 in Zurich, Switzerland. Arrived in the United States, 1940, naturalized, 1947. Daughter of Ferdinand and Renee (Bloch) May.
University of Massachusetts, Bachelor of Arts, 1956. Columbia University, School of Journalism, Master of Sciences, Master of Surgery, 1957. University of Vermont, Master of Arts, 1967.
Newspaper reporter Burlington Free Press, Vermont, 1957-1958. Guide Brussels World's Fair, Belgium, 1958. Television assistant producer Station WCAX-television, Burlington, 1960-1961.
Freelance writer, instructor English Trinity College, 1969-1970. Member Vermont House of Representatives, 1973-1978. Lieutenant governor State of Vermont, Montpelier, 1979-1982, governor, 1985-1991.
Distinguished visiting in Public Policy Bunting Institute, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1991-1992. Montgomery fellow Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1992. Deputy secretary United States Department Education, Washington, 1993-1996.
United States ambassador to Switzerland United States Department State, Bern, 1996-1999. Scholar in residence Middlebury College, 1999. Distinguished visiting professor St. Michael's College and University Vermont, since 2003.
Marsh professor University Vermont, since 2005. Commentator Vermont Public Radio. Fellow Institute Politics, School Government Harvard University, 1983, public policy fellow Bunting Institute, Radcliffe College, 1991—1992.
Lecturer Middlebury College, St. Michael's College, 1984. Distinguished public policy visitor Rockefeller Center, Dartmouth College, 1992. Member Vermont Joint Fiscal Committee, 1977—1978.
Member executive committee National Conference Lieutenant Governors, 1979—1980. Founder, president Institute Sustainable Communities, Montpellier, since 1991. Member 3 person committee to recommend vice president to Bill Clinton.
Member transition team, co-chair national committee Women for Clinton, 1992. Commentator television and Public RAdio.
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Author: The Big Green Book, 1976, Living a Political Life: A Memoir, 1994, Pearls, Politics and Power: How Women Can Win and Lead, 2008. Contributor articles to professional journals, magazines and newspapers.
Jewish.
Commentator Vermont Public Radio. Fellow: American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member: New England Governor's Conference (chairperson), National Governor's Conference (chair committee energy and environmental), National Governor's Association (member executive committee).