Title
Leading From The Heart: The Battles Of A Feminist, Union Leader And Politician
Sold by Ergodebooks, an authorized reseller.
Returns accepted within 30 days | support@ergodebooks.com
Shipping Information
- Free Standard Shipping — United States only
- Processing Time: 1–3 business days
- Estimated Delivery: 3–5 business days after dispatch
- Double-boxed, fully insured & discreetly packaged
- Tracking number sent via email once dispatched
- Orders over $250 require signature upon delivery. Taxes calculated at checkout.
Returns & Refund
Returns accepted within 30 days of delivery.
Damaged or Defective Item
Free return shipping + replacement or full refund
Wrong Item Received
Free return shipping + replacement or full refund
Change of Mind
Return shipping at customer's expense · 25% restocking fee applies
Payment Option
In This Rich And Inspiring Memoir, Judy Darcy Recounts The Remarkable Turns That Brought Her From Library Worker To President Of CanadaS Largest Labour Union, And From There To Groundbreaking Legislator Focused On Many Of Our Most Pressing Issues, Including Health Care, The Rights Of Immigrant Workers And The ToxicDrug Crisis.As This Rich Memoir Shows, The Life Of Activist, Union Leader And Legislator Judy Darcy Mirrors Many Of The Great Social And Political Currents Of The Modern Era. Opening In The Charged Atmosphere Of The Feminist Movement In The Late 1960S, When The TwentyYearOld DarcySwept Up By The Promise Of Historic, Liberating ChangeInfiltrates A Beauty Pageant And Later Disrupts Parliament Over Reproductive Rights, The Story Then Reaches Back To Her Earliest Years As The Daughter Of Immigrants Deeply Scarred By World War Ii.In This Tale Of Personal Trauma And Desire For Justice, Darcy Recounts The Remarkable Turns That Brought Her From Library Clerical Worker To Leading Public Figure. Her Rise Through The Ranks Of The CountryS Largest UnionThe Canadian Union Of Public Employees, With Several Hundred Thousand MembersCulminates In Her 1991 Election As National President, A Traditionally MaleDominated Role. Years Later, After Moving From Ontario To British Columbia, She Is Elected To Public Office, Becoming An Ndp Mla. Here, As The Only North American Minister Of Mental Health And Addictions, She Confronted The Ravages Of The ToxicDrug Crisis, Working To Help Some Of SocietyS Most Vulnerable.Throughout The Tumultuous Events Of Her Career And Personal Life, Darcy Is Forever Working For Those On The Margins, Fighting To Protect Workers Rights, Water Rights, Health Care, Childcare And Reproductive Choice, And Helping Secure A Landmark Supreme Court Decision In Favour Of SameSex Partner Pensions. Powered By Intense Conviction And Intimately Personal Experience, Her Candid Story Offers A Vision Of A New Kind Of Leadership, Steeped In Compassion And Able To Negotiate The Most Urgent And Complex Challenges Of Our Fractured Era.
⚠️ WARNING (California Proposition 65):
This product may contain chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm.
For more information, please visit www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.