Elaine Povich

Nancy Pelosi

A Biography

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 448g
• ISBN-13: 9780313345708
• ISBN-10: 0313345708
• Artikelnr.: 23569980

Autorenporträt

Elaine S. Povich

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments Series Foreword Introduction Timeline: Events in the Life
of Nancy Pelosi Chapter 1 Baltimore Beginnings Chapter 2 College and
Marriage Chapter 3 Children and Volunteering Chapter 4 Running for Office
Chapter 5 Rookie Representative Chapter 6 Earthquake! Chapter 7 The
Presidio Chapter 8 Tiananmen Square Chapter 9 AIDS Chapter 10 Fundraiser
Chapter 11 Keeping Secrets Chapter 12 The Whip Race Chapter 13 Minority
Leader Chapter 14 Breaking the Marble Ceiling Chapter 15 The Iraq War
Chapter 16 Speaker of the House Chapter 17 Pelosis Power Selected
Bibliography Appendix I Women in the U.S. House of Representatives Appendix
II Speakers of the House Appendix III Nancy Pelosis First Speech as Speaker
of the House of Representatives Appendix IV An Interview with Nancy Pelosi
(January 2007) About the Author