Jimmy Carter was born in Plains, Georgia, and served as thirty-ninth president of the United States. After leaving the White House, he and his wife, Rosalynn, founded the Atlanta-based Carter Center, a nonprofit organisation that works to prevent and resolve conflicts, enhance freedom and democracy, and improve health around the world. He won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002.
“A tour de force of the global abuse and manipulation of women,
including statistics that will stun most readers with details that
cannot be ignored…The scope of the material is astounding…Mr.
Carter's A Call to Action should not only be required reading in
America, but should also serve as the template for a complete
reinterpretation of the religious views behind our treatment of
each other, to discover what he claims is the true meaning behind
the miracle of creation.”
*Pittsburgh Post-Gazette*
“A Call to Action reinforces his dedication to wiping out
injustice—and his ability to move others to join his cause.”
*St. Louis Post-Dispatch*
“When reading A Call to Action, I got the sense that this is a man
who has spent nine decades advocating for women and will continue
to do so until his last breath. He is a man on a mission, listing
23 challenges he and The Carter Center are determined to work on
for the betterment of women. He demonstrates how he used his
influence throughout his lifetime to push women’s rights forward .
. . Carter’s book overwhelms as well as inspires.”
*Huffington Post*
“Women’s studies scholars and readers interested in international
human rights may find these accounts of discrimination and abuse
disturbing but should be challenged to respond to Carter’s call for
action.”
*Library Journal*
“A Call to Action ends with a list of recommendations to ameliorate
the condition of women and girls worldwide, such as having more
women in higher public office and involving religious scholars to
give a more forward-looking interpretation to their faiths. It is
this commitment to a progressive religious outlook that makes
Carter almost a lone voice in U.S. politics.”
*Progressive.org*
“[Carter] wrote his book with deep knowledge, insight and
compassion…Indeed, it is time to wake up.”
*Morning Call (PA)*
“A Call to Action enhances [Carter’s] role as elder statesman and
human rights warrior by focusing entirely on the enslavement,
degradation, and torture that women endure around the world. . . .
an important book that should serve as a reference guide and
instructional manual for dealing with the atrocities against
women.”
*The Daily Beast*
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