Becoming a Dangerous Woman, Pat Mitchell
Becoming a Dangerous Woman, Pat Mitchell
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Becoming a Dangerous Woman
Embracing Risk to Change the World

Author: Pat Mitchell

Narrator: Pat Mitchell

Unabridged: 12 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Seal Press

Published: 10/08/2019


Synopsis

An intimate and inspiring memoir and call to action from Pat Mitchell -- groundbreaking media icon, global advocate for women's rights, and co-founder and curator of TEDWomen
Pat Mitchell is a serial ceiling smasher. The first woman to own and host a nationally syndicated daily talk show, and the first female president of CNN productions and PBS, Mitchell has been lauded as a powerful changemaker and a relentless advocate for women and girls.
In Becoming a Dangerous Woman, Mitchell shares her own path to power, from a childhood spent on a cotton farm in the South to her unprecedented rise in media and global affairs. Full of intimate, fascinating stories, such as an encounter with Fidel Castro while wearing a swimsuit, and traveling to war zones with Eve Ensler and Glenn, Becoming a Dangerous Woman is an inspiring call to arms for women who are ready to dismantle the barriers they see in their own lives.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Andrea on October 21, 2019

I get to be the first review! That never happens. I wasn't sure what to expect from this book when I ordered it, but it turned out to be a very entertaining memoir with lots of inspiring mini-interviews with feminist activists in many different sphere.......more

Goodreads review by Jerry on November 30, 2020

Carol Black, former president of Lifetime, has defined a dangerous woman. Her being 'laser-focused on what she wants, unwilling to waste her time, and absolutely clear about what matters and what matters and what doesn't'(274) is a take or be taken attitude. This is a biography about Pat Mitchell, t......more

Goodreads review by Denise on March 19, 2024

This was an interesting book that shared some of the author’s triumphs and struggles as a high achieving female in television. The fourteen chapters covered different struggles and triumphs she encountered in different areas of her life, both personal and professional. She shared many good insights......more

Goodreads review by Casara on August 21, 2020

Pat Mitchell is incredible. And not just because of the records she’s set, the doors she’s forced open, or the glass ceiling she’s shattered… She’s incredible because in addition to what she vulnerably shares, she provides practical advice to future generations, as well as implementations of that ad......more

Goodreads review by Suzanne on November 26, 2019

Pat Mitchell is the real deal. I’ve heard her speak at Omega’s Women and Power Conference, mainly interviewing others. But I had no idea she had such a rich and inspiring career with a feminist thread throughout, always supporting and raising the profile of women’s issues while working on herself an......more


Quotes

Named one of the "Most Powerful Women in Hollywood" by Hollywood Reporter

"Becoming a Dangerous Woman illuminates the paths strong leaders take to tackle challenges and gain wisdom. By curating and amplifying the voices of women who have defied categorization, Pat Mitchell delivers a work that will encourage other women to find their dangerous sides."—Stacey Abrams

"For decades, Pat Mitchell has been on the media frontlines as an uncompromising force for good. She has used her platform to document injustices in a societal system plagued by sexism, racism, and economic inequalities. To the powers that be who are allowing human rights abuses to be exploited and overlooked, Pat Mitchell is a very dangerous woman indeed. Pat Mitchell makes being a dangerous woman a badge of honor, one that should be worn with pride."—Thandie Newton

"Pat has been the connector, the spark plug, and the strategist behind more important women's events and forums than seems possible."—Jane Fonda

"Pat is that most rare of leaders, one who is trusted by the decision makers as they now exist, and also by the future decision makers hoping to expand what exists."—Gloria Steinem

"I've witnessed what a force of nature Pat Mitchell becomes when she believes in something. And, fortunately for all of us, she believes in making our world better. As a passionate advocate, producer, and mentor, her commitment to empowering and inspiring women and girls through telling their stories is changing hearts and minds. I am glad to both know and work with her, and to watch her impact grow."—Robert Redford

"I can think of no woman who does more to move other women forward. From creating and providing platforms for women to share their voices, to making sure women are hired on the job, to insisting women are front and center in the media, to sharing, mentoring, networking, and always highlighting the best in us. Her life and being are a true lesson in sisterhood."—Eve Ensler

"With wit, moxie, and infectious curiosity about the world, Pat Mitchell reminds us that to traverse the road to self-actualization, one must court a little danger along the way. Becoming a Dangerous Woman is a tour de force worthy of every nightstand."—Kimberlé Crenshaw, professor of law at Columbia Law School and UCLA

"Becoming a Dangerous Woman is an irresistible handbook for women who want to be powerful and show up for other women--the way Pat Mitchell has her whole life. May it inspire the dangerous woman in all of us."
Ai-jen Poo, director of the National Workers Alliance and author of The Age of Dignity

"Dangerous women are the antidote to dangerous times. Thank you, Pat Mitchell, for your courageous work and enduring leadership-you inspire us all to put aside our fears so we can do the work needed to fix our broken world."—Jessica Zitter, M.D., author of Extreme Measures