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Woman of the house : the rise of Nancy Pelosi
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Title
Woman of the house : the rise of Nancy Pelosi / Vincent Bzdek.
ISBN
023060319X
9780230603196
Edition
1st ed.
Published
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Physical Description
264 p. ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
Summary
A portrait of the first woman Speaker of the House chronicles Nancy Pelosi's rise to political power, her role as a vocal opponent of the Iraq War, the legislative efforts she has spearheaded successfully, and her future in American politics.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 07, 2008
Contents
The family vocation
The social gospel
Pelosi's family values
Back in the game
A voice that will be heard
The boys' club
The glass ceiling
Chocolate and the gavel
The marble ceiling
Inauguration Day
The hundred hours
The war over the war
Epilogue: Woman of the house.
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