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Contents	Page
Introduction: The Girl Effect	p. xi
Chapter 1 - Emancipating Twenty-First-Century Slaves	p. 3
Fighting Slavery from Seattle	p. 17
Chapter 2 - Prohibition and Prostitution	p. 23
Rescuing Girls Is the Easy Part	p. 35
Chapter 3 - Learning to Speak Up	p. 47
The New Abolitionists	p. 54
Chapter 4 - Rule by Rape	p. 61
Mukhtar's School	p. 70
Chapter 5 - The Shame of "Honor"	p. 81
"Study Abroad"-in the Congo	p. 88
Chapter 6 - Maternal Mortality-One Woman a Minute	p. 93
A Doctor Who Treats Countries, Not Patients	p. 103
Chapter 7 - Why Do Women Die in Childbirth?	p. 109
Edna's Hospital	p. 123
Chapter 8 - Family Planning and the "God Gulf"	p. 131
Jane Roberts and Her 34 Million Friends	p. 146
Chapter 9 - Is Islam Misogynistic?	p. 149
The Afghan Insurgent	p. 161
Chapter 10 - Investing in Education	p. 167
Ann and Angeline	p. 179
Chapter 11 - Microcredit: The Financial Revolution	p. 185
A CARE Package for Goretti	p. 199
Chapter 12 - The Axis of Equality	p. 205
Tears over Time Magazine	p. 216
Chapter 13 - Grassroots vs. Treetops	p. 221
Girls Helping Girls	p. 230
Chapter 14 - What You Can Do	p. 233
Four Steps You Can Take in the Next Ten Minutes	p. 252
Appendix: Organizations Supporting Women	p. 255
Acknowledgments	p. 259
Notes	p. 261
Index	p. 281

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