The Greatest Speeches of Great Women

SpeechWorks presents this collection of the greatest speeches of great women. Represented here are some of the most famous women of recent history, including athletes, politicians, businesswomen, diplomats, heads of state, activists, philanthropists, and more. You will hear the actual voices of these women, recorded at public functions at which they were the featured speaker.

Included are the following:

• Amelia Earhart, American aviation pioneer • Clare Boothe Luce, American author, politician and diplomat • Eleanor Roosevelt, American polician, diplomat, and activist • Golda Meir, a teacher, politician, stateswoman, and prime minister of Israel • Mother Teresa, Roman Catholic nun and missionary • Katharine Hepburn, Academy Award–winning actress • Benazir Bhutto, former prime minister of Pakistan • Nancy Pelosi, speaker of the US House of Representatives • Queen Noor of Jordan, widow of King Hussein of Jordan • Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Dutch American activist, author, and politician • Billie Jean King, American tennis champion • Gloria Steinem, American journalist and activist • Nadia Comaneci, Romanian champion gymnast • Melinda Gates, American businesswoman and philanthropist • Hillary Clinton, American politician • Oprah Winfrey, American actress, talk-show host, and media proprietor • Condoleezza Rice, American political scientist • Malala Yousafzai, Pakistani activist and Nobel Prize laureate • Carly Fiorina, American businesswoman

© 2016 SoundWorks (Lydbog): 9781504722322

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Lydbog: 1. august 2016