Women You Should Know
Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz is a Democratic Congresswoman from Florida, and a Breast Cancer Survivor. In fact, she hid her disease from everyone until the end of the 2008 election. Now, she advocates for Breast Cancer awareness all over the country. Learn more about Debbie
Congresswoman Barbara Lee serves California’s 9th Congressional District. She has worked to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS. Congresswoman Lee was the only member of all of congress to vote against giving President Bush the authority to invade wherever he wanted after the September 11th attacks. Learn more about Barbara
Tammy Duckworth served in the Iraq war, where she was severely injured, losing both her legs and damaging her right arm. She moved to the United States from Thailand when she was 16. She has dedicated her life, since serving in the military, to insuring veterans the rights they deserve, and helped to create the Intrepid Foundation. She ran in 2006 for Congress in Illinois, but lost by a very small margin. Recently, Barack Obama nominated her Assistant Secretary of Public and Intergovernmental Affairs. Learn more about Tammy. 
Elected in 1992, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney is a Democrat who represents New York's 14th district, which she is the first woman to serve. Her new book, Rumors of Our Progress Have Been Greatly Exaggerated discusses women in leadership positions and the future of women in politics. She has worked on numerous issues such as health care needs in New York City related to September 11, and the Debbie Smith Act, which helped fund law enforcement to process DNA rape kits. Learn more about Carolyn.
Ellen Malcolm is the founder of Emily’s List, an organization that is dedicated to electing more pro-choice, Democratic women into office. The organization endorses and fundraises for female candidates. They also raise awareness about voting, in an attempt to have more women turn out to vote. Learn more about Emily’s List
Marie Wilson is the president and founder of The White House Project, an organization dedicated to getting a woman in the Whitehouse. She was also the President of the Ms. Foundation. She was the co-creator of Take Our Daughters To Work Day, and served as the first woman to the Des Moines City Council in 1983. Learn more about Marie
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