Cover; Title; Copyright ; Contents; List of illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: marking a place in history; 2 Choosing to leave; 3 Rising above or hitting the glass ceiling?; 4 Leaning in and reaching out: personal networks and political processes; 5 Merging histories: charting feminist journeys in the US and India; 6 Learning from the past and shaping new legacies; Appendix; References; Index