Nancy Pelosi: A Biography

Author Elaine S. Povich

Publisher Greenwood Publishing Group

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Author

Elaine S. Povich

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Greenwood Publishing Group

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Copyright

2008

ISBN13

9780313345715

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eBook

Grade Level

9th Grade - College Senior

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Overview

Explores the life of the first female Speaker of the House. Traces Pelosi's classic rise through the political ranks, culminating in her historic elevation to the Speaker's chair--and explains how her career and legislative priorities have been shaped by her gender.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Other Frontmatter.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Other Frontmatter.
Contents.
Series Foreword.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
Timeline: Events in the Life of Nancy Pelosi.
1: Baltimore Beginnings.
2: College and Marriage.
3: Children and Volunteering.
4: Running for Office.
5: Rookie Representative.
6: Earthquake!.
7: The Presidio.
8: Tiananmen Square.
9: AIDS.
10: Fundraiser.
11: Keeping Secrets.
12: The Whip Race.
13: Minority Leader.
14: Breaking the Marble Ceiling.
15: The Iraq War.
16: Speaker of the House.
17: Pelosi’s Power.
Women in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Speakers of the House.
Nancy Pelosi’s First Speech as Speaker of the House of Representatives (January 4, 2007).
An Interview with Nancy Pelosi (January 2007).
Selected Bibliography.
Index.
About the Author.
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