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Series
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Recounts the life of HIllary Rodham Clinton, from her childhood in Park Ridge, Illinois, and the lessons she learned as a girl, to her achievements in United States politics.
83) 14 women
Publisher
Screen Media Films
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Examines the lives and careers of the female members of the Senate during the 109th Congress.
85) 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
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband, astronaut Mark Kelly, showed Americans how optimism, an adventurous spirit, and a call to service can help change the world. Their arrival in the spotlight came under the worst of circumstances. On January 8, 2011, while meeting with constituents in Tucson, Arizona, Gabby was the victim of an assassination attempt that left six people dead and thirteen wounded. Gabby was shot in the head; doctors called...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A revelatory biography of the first Black woman to stand for Vice President charts how the daughter of two immigrants in segregated California became one of the most effective power players in the United States.
There's very little that's conventional about Kamala Harris, yet her personal story also represents the best of America. Morain introduces us to the fast-rising prosecutor, who became the first Black female attorney general in California...
Publisher
St. Martin's Press, an imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"In the vein of Notorious RBG, fifteen writers explore the multiple meanings of a young Latina politician who has already made history. From the moment Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez beat a ten-term incumbent in the primary election for New York's 14th, her journey to the national, if not world, stage, was fast-tracked. Six months later, as the youngest Congresswoman ever elected, AOC became one of a handful of Latina politicians in Washington, D.C. Just...
Author
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
Ingrid Betancourt tells the story of her captivity in the Colombian jungle, sharing teachings of resilience, resistance, and faith. Born in Bogotá, raised in France, Betancourt at age 32 gave up a life of comfort and safety to return to Colombia to become a political leader in a country that was being slowly destroyed by terrorism, violence, fear, and hopelessness. In 2002, while a candidate in the Colombian presidential elections, she was abducted...
Author
Publisher
The New Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"In November 2016, Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, the first Indian American woman to serve in that role. Two years later, the "fast-rising Democratic star and determined critic of President Donald Trump," according to Politico's Playbook 2017 "Power List," won reelection with more votes than any other member of the House. Jayapal, co-chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, proved her progressive bonafides...
