What I Told My Daughter: Lessons from Leaders on Raising the Next Generation of Empowered Women by Nina Tassler Published by Atria Books Publication Date: April 5th 2016
Pages: 304
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In What I Told My Daughter, entertainment executive Nina Tassler has brought together a powerful, diverse group of womenβfrom Madeleine Albright to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, from Dr. Susan Love to Whoopi Goldbergβto reflect on the best advice and counsel they have given their daughters either by example, throughout their lives, or in character-building, teachable moments between parent and child.
A college president teaches her daughter, by example, the importance of being a leader who connects with everyoneβfrom the ground up, literallyβin an organization. A popular entertainer and former child star urges her daughter to walk in her own truth, to not break glass ceilings if she yearns to nurture a family as a stay-at-home mother or to abandon a career if thatβs her calling. One of the countryβs only female police chiefs teaches her daughter the meaning of courage, how to respond to danger but more importantly how not to let fear stop her from experiencing all that life has to offer. A bestselling writer who has deliberated for years on empowering girls, wonders if weβre unintentionally leading them to believe they can never make mistakes, when βresiliency is more important than perfection.β
Contributors include: Geena Davis, Cecile Richards, Dolores Huerta, Rabbi Sharon Brous, Peggy Orenstein, Debora Black, Ayelet Waldman, Pat Benatar, Whoopi Goldberg, Dr. Susan Love, Nancy Pelosi, Alexandra Pelosi, Marie Osmond, Dr. Juliet Garcia, Jehan Sadat, Ph.D, Joanna Kerns, Madeleine Albright, Gloria Estefan, Nannerl O. Keohane, Jennifer Dulski, Dr. Marcia McNutt, Pamela Fryman, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Brooke Shields, Laura Bush, Mona Sinha, Gloria Allred, Joy Marcus, Judy Vredenburgh, Sharon Osbourne, Beverly Johnson, Michelle King, Dr. Karen Antman, MD, Dr. Amy Antman Gelfand, MD, Mary Steenburgen, Kimberley Hatchett, Cheryl Saban, C. Noel Bairey Merz, Alex Guarneschelli, Dana Walden, Mia Hamm, Margaret Abe-Koga, Roma Downey, Chirlane McCray, Blythe Danner, Sheila Bair, Ruth W. Messinger, Norah OβDonnell, Donna de Varona, Nancy Josephson, Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, Jeanne Newman, and Christine Baranski.
In a time when childhood seems at once more fraught and more precious than ever, What I Told My Daughter is a book no one concerned with connecting with a young girl can afford to miss.
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This is such an inspiring and uplifting collection of letters and experiences. It’s something every woman should read to her daughter or with her daughter. It shows how although we all may come from different backgrounds and life experiences we all essentially want our daughters to be the best they can be, we want them to have the opportunity to go above and beyond and reach for their dreams. It also shows us the power we have to affect change not just in our lives but in the lives of everyone we touch.
