A Woman in the House (and Senate) ( - How Women Came to Washington and Changed the Nation

An inspiring history of all the women who have taken a seat in Congress! For the first 128 years of America''s history, only men served in the Senate and House of Representatives. All that changed in January 1917 when Jeannette Rankin was sworn in as the first woman elected to Congress. From the women''s suffrage movement to the 2018 election, Ilene Cooper highlights influential and diverse female leaders who opened doors for women in politics. Women featured include Nancy Pelosi (the first woman Speaker of the House), Margaret Chase Smith (the first woman elected to the Senate), Patsy Mink (the first woman of color to serve in the House), and newcomers like Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar. This updated book includes archival photographs and lively illustrations from Elizabeth Baddeley, as well as a chart of all the women who have served in Congress, appendices that define key terms and governmental procedures, and an index. In a great new reading format, this updated, revised edition is perfect for young feminists!

Product details

• Authors: Ilene Cooper, Ilene/ Baddeley Cooper, Cooper Ilene
• Assisted by: Elizabeth Baddeley (Illustration), Baddeley Elizabeth (Illustration), Elizabeth Baddely (Illustration)
• Publisher: Abrams
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.03.2020
• EAN: 9781419742668
• ISBN: 978-1-4197-4266-8
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas; USA, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Science / Politics & Government, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women, Political activism, United States of America, USA, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Places and peoples, Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topics