03112nam 2200673Ia 450 991045312310332120200520144314.00-8032-4683-81-283-94908-3(CKB)2550000000996556(EBL)1110056(OCoLC)824353874(SSID)ssj0000804529(PQKBManifestationID)11524303(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000804529(PQKBWorkID)10814531(PQKB)11200001(MiAaPQ)EBC1110056(OCoLC)833591850(MdBmJHUP)muse24603(Au-PeEL)EBL1110056(CaPaEBR)ebr10644778(CaONFJC)MIL426158(EXLCZ)99255000000099655620121023d2013 ub 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrChampion of choice[electronic resource] the life and legacy of women's advocate Nafis Sadik /Cathleen MillerLincoln University of Nebraska Press[2013]1 online resource (535 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8032-1104-X Includes bibliographical references and index.""Title Page ""; ""Copyright Page ""; ""Contents ""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""Introduction ""; ""1 Birth""; ""2 Welcoming the Girls""; ""3 Azhar""; ""4 Karachi""; ""5 The Wedding""; ""6 Doctor's Orders""; ""7 Mothers""; ""8 Family Planning""; ""9 The un""; ""10 The Director""; ""11 The Vatican""; ""12 Cairo""; ""13 Beijing""; ""14 Back Home""; ""15 On The Ground""; ""16 Onward""; ""Epilogue""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Notes and Sources""; ""Index""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 difficult issues that impactWomen social reformersPakistanBiographyWomen physiciansPakistanBiographyFamily planningDeveloping countriesReproductive rightsDeveloping countriesWomen's health servicesDeveloping countriesElectronic books.Women social reformersWomen physiciansFamily planningReproductive rightsWomen's health services305.42092BMiller Cathleen933665MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453123103321Champion of choice2101985UNINA