Global Women Leaders

Michele Lockhart is senior lecturer of business communication at the University of Texas at Dallas.Kathleen Mollick is associate professor of English and director of the writing program at Tarleton State University.

Global Women Leaders: Studies in Feminist Political Rhetoric demonstrates the ways in which women have used political rhetoric and political discourse to provide leadership, or assert their right to leadership, on a global level. It is accessible to audiences interested in political communication, leadership studies, and women's studies.

Introduction, Janet M. Martin Part I: The Elizabeths: Women and Leadership in the United Kingdom Chapter 1: "The Heart of a King": Gender Components Affecting the Leadership and Political Rhetoric of Elizabeth I, Charlotte Evans Chapter 2: Queen Elizabeth II and Princess Diana: Saving the Monarchy, Kathleen Mollick Part II: Maathai, Ogot, and Ngilu: Women and Leadership in Kenya Chapter 3: Environmental Conservation, Peace, Democracy, and Development: A Case Study of Wangari Maathai's Speeches, Catherine Waithera Mwangi and Oscar Gakuo Mwangi Chapter 4: The "Extension of Self in Service": An Analysis of Female Kenyan Political Leaders, Joy Williams-Black Part III: When Nations Unite: A Global Community of Female Leaders in the United Nations Chapter 5: Women's Rhetorical Leadership within the United Nations, Valerie M. Hennings and Laura Steckman Chapter 6: Samantha Power: Before and After "Hell", William Carney Part IV: Global Figures: Social Issues and Social Media Chapter 7: Assessing the Rhetoric of Sheikha Moza: Mistress of Ethos, Mohanalakshmi Rajakumar Chapter 8: Religiously Gendered: Online Political Discourse in the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, Nicole Khoury