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Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
900L
Language
English
Description
"Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, often known as AOC, wrote her name in the history books in 2018 when she became the youngest woman ever elected to the U.S. Congress. Her fearless, meteoric rise from paycheck-to-paycheck to the House of Representatives and her tireless advocacy for a world inclusive of all peoples will fascinate readers"--
63) Nancy Pelosi
Author
Series
Publisher
Mitchell Lane Publishers
Pub. Date
[2008]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Highlights the life and career of the first woman to serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives, from her childhood in Baltimore, through her early days in Congress, through her election as Speaker in 2007.
Author
Series
Publisher
Facts on File
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
English
Description
Brief biographies of ten women influential in modern American politics: Margaret Chase Smith, Nancy Kasslbaum, Dianne Feinstein, Ann Richards, Geraldine Ferraro, Maxine Waters, Patricia Schroeder, Christine Todd Whitman, Carol Moseley-Braun, and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.
Author
Series
Publisher
OTTN Pub
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Profiles the Harvard Law School graduate, legislator, and civil rights lawyer who is known for his work on voting rights and employment discrimination cases and who, in 2007, declared that he would run for president of the United States.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"On the heels of his historic election to the United States Senate, Raphael Warnock shares his remarkable spiritual and personal journey. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock occupies a singular place in American life. As Senior Pastor of Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church and now as a Senator from Georgia, he is the rare voice who can at once call out the uncomfortable truths that shape contemporary American life and, at a time of division, summon us...
Author
Publisher
Center Street
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
On the morning of June 14, 2017, at a practice field for the annual Congressional Baseball Game, a man opened fire on the Republican team, wounding five, including Louisiana Congressman Steve Scalise nearly fatally. In heart-pounding fashion, Scalise's minute-by-minute account tells not just his own harrowing story of barely surviving this horrific attack, but the stories of heroes who emerged in the seconds after the shooting began; in the minutes,...
75) Patsy Mink
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Introduces the first Asian American woman elected to Congress, who championed rights for women, children, immigrants and minorities, paving the way for many other women to succeed.
Author
Series
Arizona territorial officials volume 3
Publisher
Black Mountain Press
Pub. Date
[1985]
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Workshop
Language
English
Description
"Starting in the 1960s, John Lewis began his activism alongside civil rights legend and good friend Martin Luther King Jr. He participated in many now-historic events, including the 1963 March on Washington, the Freedom Rides, and the Selma to Montgomery marches across the Edmund Pettus Bridge. John continued his impactful career when he was elected to the House of Representatives in 1986. He went on to serve seventeen terms until his death in 2020....
Publisher
Britannica Educational Pub., in association with Rosen Educational Services
Language
English
Formats
Description
Discusses the legislative branch of the United States government, including its history and relation to the other two branches of government, and profiles notable members of the House of Representatives and Senate.
