If a Woman Takes the White House, What's Next?

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Oct. 12, 2016 - PRLog -- Politics is a daily topic of conversation in most American homes these days. But how much do we really know about women's earlier role in politics? Girls Love Mail founder Gina L. Mulligan's debut historical fiction novel, Remember the Ladies (Five Star Publishing; ISBN-13: 978-1432831769), shines a light on women in American politics in the extravagant Gilded Age, when the struggle for women's equality had just begun. The sentiment by many at the time was — if women vote, what's next?

While rarely central and often discounted, women have always played a role in American politics. Though circumstances and the conversation have changed, now is the perfect time to look to the trailblazers who were part of the national narrative. In an election year when we may have our first female president and on the heels of the announcement that Harriet Tubman and leaders of the suffrage movement would grace American currency, Remember the Ladies serves as a necessary reminder of the all-consuming passion of the dedicated women who fought for the right to vote.

Mulligan is the founder of Girls Love Mail, a Northern California-based national nonprofit that collects hand-written letters of encouragement and gives them to women newly diagnosed with breast cancer. To date, the organization has delivered more than 70,000 letters to women across the U.S., and has been featured in many media outlets, including The Steve Harvey Show, People.com, Today.com, Women's Day, Babble, BUST, and Woman's World.

About Remember the Ladies

Growing up in an orphanage prepared Amelia Cooke for the high-stakes role of a female lobbyist surrounded by the egos of the 1887 Congress, a time before women had the right to vote. Her success in the isolating male arena comes from using the tactics she's learned from those who oppressed her. So when she's hired by the National Women's Suffrage Association to help pass a proposed constitutional amendment granting women's voting rights, Amelia feels empowered to at last win a place for herself and give all women a voice in the world. What she doesn't foresee is the charismatic and calculating Senator Edward Stillman who threatens to ruin her hard-earned reputation and end her career.

Edward Stillman is desperate for status and power among Washington's Old Guard. To gain control of the most dominant committee in the Senate, Stillman must crush the women's amendment and anyone else in his way, including Amelia. He's driven, clever, and willing to exploit any advantage. But in a political game where bribery, threats, extortion, and seduction prevail, each player must decide just how low they are willing to let the fight go. Who will win? And at what cost?

Remember the Ladies is currently $3.99 on Amazon Kindle. Mulligan has also released the epistolary novel From Across the Room. To learn more or request Gina as a speaker, go to GinaMulligan.com.