Brenda D Jones
Author
Series
Publisher
Plume
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Part of a four-book series celebrating women in congress, this biography of the historic, trailblazing Speaker of the House describes how being the daughter of a Congressman and Democratic party organizer in Maryland prepared her to play the political game.
Author
Series
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
"Una celebraci̤n de AOC, la mujer m̀s joven en servir en el Congreso y su nueva superestrella. No hace mucho, nadie pod̕a imaginarse que una latina de veintiocho ąos se postulase para el Congreso en representaci̤n de Queens y el Bronx: era necesario enfrentarse a la maquinaria pol̕tica de la ciudad, casi exclusivamente blanca y exclusivamente masculina. Pero desde que Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez apareci̤ en la escena con toda su gloria, tweets...
Author
Publisher
Hachette Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"In turbulent times Americans look to the Civil Rights Movement as the apotheosis of political expression. As we confront questions of social inequality there's no better time to revisit the lessons of the '60s and no better leader to learn from than Congressman John Lewis. In Across That Bridge, Congressman Lewis draws from his experience as a leader of the Civil Rights Movement to offer timeless guidance to anyone seeking to live virtuously and...