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Madeleine M. Kunin

Madeleine M. Kunin was the first woman governor of Vermont and the first woman in the U.S. to serve three terms as governor. She served as Deputy Secretary of Education and Ambassador to Switzerland in the Clinton administration. Kunin is the author of The New Feminist Agenda; Pearls, Politics and Power; and Living a Political Life. She is also a Marsh professor at the University of Vermont, a commentator on Vermont Public Radio, and founder and board member of the global Institute for Sustainable Communities (ISC), a nongovernmental organization focused on climate change and civil society. She lives in Burlington, Vermont with herhusband, John Hennessey.

Read Madeleine Kunin's blog on The Huffington Post.

    Madeleine M.'s Upcoming Events

    • (publicity) Madeleine Kunin Interview with The Veronica Rueckert Show
      The Veronica Rueckert Show,
      May 25, 2012, 10:00 am

      Madeleine Kunin will have an interview with The Veronica Rueckert Show on May 25 at 10:00 AM ET. The show is a live conversation with writers, artists, scientists, and philosophers about the ideas and the minds that help us better understand ourselves and our world.

    • (publicity) Madeleine Kunin Interview with WMUA "focus"
      WMUA "Focus" , Amherst MA
      May 27, 2012, 12:00 pm
    • (publicity) Madeleine Kunin Interview with KSFR "Journey Home"
      KSFR "Journey Home", Santa Fe NM
      May 30, 2012, 7:10 pm

      Madeleine will have a 20-minute live interview with KSFR "Journey Home" on May 30 at 7:11 PM.

    • Madeleine Kunin at Center for American Progress Lecture Series
      Busboys and Poets, 5th and K, 1025 5th St. NW, Washington, DC
      June 6, 2012, 6:15 pm

      Madeleine Kunin will be the first speaker in the Center for American Progress' Progressivism on Tap Lecture Series on June 6. The event will take place at Busboys and Poets Bookstore from 6:30 to 7:30 PM. This will be an interview style event, with sufficient time for questions.

    • Madeleine Kunin at Next Stage Theater
      15 Kimball Rd., Putney VT
      June 8, 2012, 7:00 pm

      Madeleine Kunin will discuss her new book, "The New Feminist Agenda: Defining the next Revolution for Women, Work and Family," at the Next Stage Theater in Putney, Vermont on June 8 at 7:00 PM.

    • Madeleine Kunin at Phoenix Books Burlington
      Phoenix Books, Burlington VT 05401
      June 9, 2012, 4:00 pm

      Madeleine Kunin will launch her new book, "The New Feminist Agenda" at the Grand Opening of Phoenix Books new Burlington store on June 9. This will be an afternoon/evening event, more info to follow.

    Madeleine M.'s Books

    Pearls, Politics, and Power

    How Women Can Win and Lead

    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?

    The New Feminist Agenda

    Defining the Next Revolution for Women, Work, and Family

    Feminists opened up thousands of doors in the 1960s and 1970s, but decades later, are U.S. women where they thought they'd be? The answer, it turns out, is a resounding no, and Madeleine M. Kunin says it's time for a change. Looking back over five decades of advocacy, she analyzes where progress stalled, looks at the successes of other countries, and charts the course for the next feminist revolution -- one that mobilizes women, and men, to call for the kind of government and workplace policies that can improve the lives of women and strengthen their families.

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