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Political succession by pedigree, however, by no means precludes women from brilliantly exercising power. For most of history, it was the only path by which women could come to rule. The pattern is not alien to the West, where potentates of genius included daughters of kings, such as Elizabeth I of England; their widows, such as Catherine the Great of Russia; and their mothers, such as Eleanor of Aquitaine...
...religious images of motherhood and successfully passing her office to her son Rajiv. Six years after her assassination, she is still idolized. Says Sudhir Kakar, an Indian psychoanalyst: "She is looked upon as the sacrificing mother of the joint family." Born to privilege, Gandhi believed she was born to rule as well. She once quoted Robert Frost to Rajiv: "How hard it is to keep from being king, when it's in you and in the situation...
...Women run on women's issues, like abortion," says Sharon Rodine, president of the National Women's Political Caucus (NWPC). "It's the way in." As a rule, they don't cross over to the male power center once elected. For example, a solid majority of women in the Congress stood behind Democratic Representative Barbara Boxer of California in 1989 when she took on Illinois' powerful Henry Hyde in an attempt to restore Medicaid funds to pay for abortions for victims of rape or incest. The Boxer amendment passed both houses of Congress, but was vetoed by the President. Although...
...sets, refrigerators, VCRs or automobiles, and payments may stretch out for years. But when a bride's family has no avenues for raising money, a husband sometimes kills the woman, so that he is free to remarry and claim another dowry. Investigating police are usually more than willing to rule these incidents suicides: less than 5% of such cases ever result in convictions...
Such pressure may have played a key part in the passage of Galvin's bill two year's ago, Duehay said. "There are rumors that the owner of the Boathouse Bar was instrumental in getting the '88 bill passed and is equally interested in this home-rule bill...