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Champion of choice

the life and legacy of women's advocate Nafis Sadik
Pages
496
Published
2013
Language
English

Synopsis

Not many women can claim to have changed history, but Nafis Sadik set that goal in her youth, and change the world she did. Champion of Choice tells the remarkable story of how Sadik, born into a prominent Indian family in 1929, came to be the world's foremost advocate for women's health and reproductive rights, the first female director of a United Nations agency, and "one of the most powerful women in the world" (London Times). An obstetrician, wife, mother, and devout Muslim, Sadik has been a courageous and tireless advocate for women, insisting on discussing the dif.

About the author

C
Cathleen Miller

Cathleen Miller is the author of Desert Flower. She writes fiction.