Nancy Pelosi

A Biography

Inbunden, Engelska, 2008

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As Madam Speaker, Nancy Pelosi has broken new ground for women in American politics and has become a notable role model for young women. Yet hers has hardly been a Cinderella career. Pelosi was virtually born into politics, and her series of firsts—first female minority whip in the U.S. House; first female minority leader; and, finally, first female Speaker—was preceded by three decades of service as a political organizer, candidate, and U.S. representative. All along she balanced her political career with her role as a wife and the mother of five children. In this book a distinguished Washington journalist traces Pelosi's classic rise through the political ranks, culminating in her historic elevation to the Speaker's chair—and explains how Pelosi's career and legislative priorities have been shaped by her gender.

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Utgivningsdatum2008-05-30
Mått156 x 235 x 18 mm
Vikt425 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SerieGreenwood Biographies
Antal sidor184
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780313345708

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Elaine S. Povich is a freelance journalist and veteran Washington correspondent who has reported for Newsday and the Chicago Tribune, among other newspapers, and written feature articles for many magazines and journals, including Kiplinger's Retirement Report, the AARP Bulletin, and Fortune Small Business. The author of Partners and Adversaries: The Contentious Connection between Congress and the Media (1996), she is a member of the Gridiron Club and past president of the Washington Press Club Foundation.

AcknowledgmentsSeries ForewordIntroductionTimeline: Events in the Life of Nancy PelosiChapter 1 Baltimore BeginningsChapter 2 College and MarriageChapter 3 Children and VolunteeringChapter 4 Running for OfficeChapter 5 Rookie RepresentativeChapter 6 Earthquake!Chapter 7 The PresidioChapter 8 Tiananmen SquareChapter 9 AIDSChapter 10 FundraiserChapter 11 Keeping SecretsChapter 12 The Whip RaceChapter 13 Minority LeaderChapter 14 Breaking the Marble CeilingChapter 15 The Iraq WarChapter 16 Speaker of the HouseChapter 17 Pelosis PowerSelected BibliographyAppendix I Women in the U.S. House of RepresentativesAppendix II Speakers of the HouseAppendix III Nancy Pelosis First Speech as Speaker of the House of RepresentativesAppendix IV An Interview with Nancy Pelosi (January 2007)About the Author