Madeleine Kunin
Madeleine Kunin is, of course, the former governor of Vermont and the former United States Ambassador to Switzerland. Aside from her illustrious career, she is the mother of four children and in 2006 she married John Hennessey. Besides being a mentor to women, her interests include music–classical, jazz and the Beatles and Impressionist and Inuit art. Always gracious and present when in public, she has a manner of making everyone seem special and interesting.
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.
