THE VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT
Ellen Malcolm
“You’ve got to love every little victory and celebrate it to keep yourself going.”
Author. Founder and chair of the board of EMILY’s List. Organizer for Common Cause. Press secretary for the National Women’s Political Caucus. Press secretary for Esther Peterson, President Jimmy Carter’s special assistant for consumer affairs. Helped to create America Coming Together and America Votes. National Partnership for Women & Families. National Park Foundation.
Interviewed by Judy Waxman, June 2021
Photo 1. Ellen Malcolm. Photo 2. When Women Win/EMILY’s List and the Rise of Women in American Politics by Ellen Malcolm 2016.
More About Ellen:
- EMILY’S List website
- Ellen Malcolm on MAKERS
- Ellen Malcolm on CSPAN
- Select articles by Ellen Malcolm
- Select lectures and interviews
- Brown Political Review Interviews Ellen Malcolm, November 2019
- The Lenny Interview, Ellen Malcolm, March 2018
- Report from Santa Fe with Lorene Mills, PBS 2018
- Ellen Malcolm Addresses the Rise of Women in American Politics By Ellen Berkovitch, September2016
- The Female Voice in Politics with Ellen Malcolm, The Well Woman Show with Giovanna Rossi, November 2016
- Ellen Malcolm “When Women Win: Emily’s List and the Rise of Women in American Politics.” Roosevelt House, Public Policy Institute at Hunter College, January 2016
- The Brian Lehrer Show – Getting Women Elected, March 2016
- After 25 Years, EMILY’s List Renews Push For Women In Politics, NPR April 28, 2010
- Ellen Malcolm’s lecture as part of the Women@Google series, at Google Headquarters in Mountain View, California June 25, 2007
- Wikipedia