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A Woman in the House (and Senate): How Women Came to the United States Congress, Broke Down Barriers, and Changed the Country
By COOPER, Ilene
- ISBN
- 9781419710360
- Publisher
- Abrams
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on March 1, 2014 | Grades 5 and Up
Gr 6–10—This volume begins with a profile of the first woman to serve in Congress, Representative Jeannette Rankin, elected in 1916. Cooper includes some background about the struggle for women's suffrage but focuses on the 20th century and organizes the book by era, comparing women's progress in Congress with their overall status in the country. She describes their gradual advancement from filling seats of dead husbands or fathers to running, winning, and leading on their own. The final chapters on the contemporary period concentrate on women who broke new barriers, such as Shirley Chisholm and Nancy Pelosi, or became nationally promin...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2014
This is a thorough, engaging, and well-designed account of women in American politics. Each chapter covers about a decade of U.S. history, ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
