Nancy Pelosi
A Biography
Series: Greenwood Biographies
Elaine S. Povich
0-313-34570-8/978-0-313-34570-8
Description
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.
About the Author
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.
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