A Woman in the House (and Senate)

A Woman in the House (and Senate) book cover — FOR MARIYA TIKHONOVA AND ALL THE YOUNG WOMEN WHO WILL BEND THE ARC OF HISTORY TOWARD JUSTICE -I C. FOR ZACK -E B.

A Woman in the House (and Senate) — page 1 — CONTENTS FOREWORD VI INTRODUCTION VIII PART 1 Men THEIR RIGHTS AND NOTHING MORE WOMEN THEIR RIGHTS AND NOTHING LESS CHAPTER 1 Number One.5 CHAPTER 2 Next Up 10 PART 2 FLASH AND CRASH 1920-1930..12 CHAPTER Widows Mostly 16 CHAPTER 4 and Daughters 23 PART 3 HARD TIMES DEPRESSION WAR AND THE RED MENACE 1931–1953 CHAPTER 3 The Women of Arkansas 33 CHAPTER 6 Stars 36 PART 4 SETTLING DOWN AND STIRRING THINGS UP 1954-1963.44 CHAPTER 7 Carrying the Banner 49 CHAPTER Missouri and Michigan.53 PART 5 A CHANGE IS GONNA COME 1964-1979 56 CHAPTER 3 A Different kind of Pioneer 61 CHAPTER 10 Unbought and Unbossed 63 28

A Woman in the House (and Senate) — page 2 — 65 69 72 75 77 CHAPTER 11 Joining Shirley CHAPTER 12 Two Good Friends CHAPTER 12 A Woman of Her Time CHAPTER 14 A Possible Vice President CHAPTER 18 Pacific State Senator Prairie State Senator PART 6 THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM 1980-1999 CHAPTER 16 The Year of the Woman CHAPTER 17 Maine Two Women Senators 80.85..90 PART 7 AN UNSETTLING DECADE 2000-2010 94 CHAPTER 18 From One End of Pennsylvania Avenue to the Other 99 CHAPTER 19 The Changing Senate 103 CHAPTER 20 Madame Speaker 105 PART 8 WHAT GOES UP MUST COME DOWN AND GOES BACK UP 108 APPENDIX COMPLETE LIST OF WOMEN IN CONGRESS NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 126 133 137 141 142 143 144 INDEX

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