Cover of Necessary Dreams: Ambition in Women's Changing Lives

Necessary Dreams: Ambition in Women's Changing Lives

Analyzes the ambition of women based on case studies and the experiences of accomplished women and explores the ways in which women are conditioned to avoid recognition in favor of more traditional roles.

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