Bibliograph

A woman in the House (and Senate), how women came to Washington and changed the nation, by Ilene Cooper ; illustrations by Elizabeth Baddeley

Type

Label

A woman in the House (and Senate), how women came to Washington and changed the nation, by Ilene Cooper ; illustrations by Elizabeth Baddeley

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 137-142) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

A woman in the House (and Senate)

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

by Ilene Cooper ; illustrations by Elizabeth Baddeley

Sub title

how women came to Washington and changed the nation

Summary

Tracing the period between the women's suffrage movement through the results of the 2018 election, an updated chronicle of women's contributions to politics in the United States features archival photographs and portraits of such luminaries as Nancy Pelosi, Patsy Mink, Shirley Chisholm and newcomers like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Target audience

juvenile

Classification