LEADER 03106nam 2200685Ia 450 001 9910827566403321 005 20240313122008.0 010 $a0-8032-4888-1 010 $a0-8032-4683-8 010 $a1-283-94908-3 035 $a(CKB)2550000000996556 035 $a(EBL)1110056 035 $a(OCoLC)824353874 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000804529 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11524303 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000804529 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10814531 035 $a(PQKB)11200001 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1110056 035 $a(OCoLC)833591850 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse24603 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1110056 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10644778 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL426158 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000996556 100 $a20121023d2013 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aChampion of choice $ethe life and legacy of women's advocate Nafis Sadik /$fCathleen Miller 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aLincoln $cUniversity of Nebraska Press$d[2013] 215 $a1 online resource (535 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8032-1104-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a""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"" 330 $aNot 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 impact 606 $aWomen social reformers$zPakistan$vBiography 606 $aWomen physicians$zPakistan$vBiography 606 $aFamily planning$zDeveloping countries 606 $aReproductive rights$zDeveloping countries 606 $aWomen's health services$zDeveloping countries 615 0$aWomen social reformers 615 0$aWomen physicians 615 0$aFamily planning 615 0$aReproductive rights 615 0$aWomen's health services 676 $a305.42092 676 $aB 700 $aMiller$b Cathleen$01703140 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910827566403321 996 $aChampion of choice$94088117 997 $aUNINA