legislators

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legislators

Ilhan Omar

2020
"Describes the life and career of US representative Ilhan Omar, including her early life, career in the Minnesota House, and election to the US House of Representatives"--Provided by publisher.

The slave who went to Congress

2020
"In 1870 Benjamin Turner, who spent the first forty years of his life as a slave, was elected to the United States Congress. He was the first African American from Alabama to earn that distinction. In a recreation of Turner's own words, based on speeches and other writings that Turner left behind, [the authors] have crafted the story of a man who taught himself to read when he was young and began a lifetime quest for education and freedom"--Provided by publisher.

Elizabeth Warren's big, bold plans

2020
"A picture book biography of Senator Elizabeth Warren"--Provided by publisher.

This is what America looks like

my journey from refugee to Congresswoman
2020
"A . . . memoir by progressive trailblazer Ilhan Omar-the first African refugee, the first Somali-American, and one of the first Muslim women, elected to Congress"--Provided by publisher.

AOC

the fearless rise and powerful resonance of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
2020
". . . fifteen writers explore the multiple meanings of a young Latina politician who has already made history. From the moment Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez beat a ten-term incumbent in the primary election for New York's 14th, her journey to the national, if not world, stage, was fast-tracked. Six months later, as the youngest Congresswoman ever elected, AOC became one of a handful of Latina politicians in Washington, D.C. Just thirty, she represents her generation, the millennials, in many groundbreaking ways: proudly working class, Democratic Socialist, of Puerto Rican descent, master of social media, not to mention of the Bronx, feminist-and a great dancer. AOC investigates her symbolic and personal significance for so many, from her willingness to use her imperfect bi-lingualism, to the threat she poses by governing like a man, to the long history of Puerto Rican activism that she joins"--Provided by publisher.

Unbought and unbossed

2010
An autobiography of Shirley Chisholm, the first African American woman elected to the New York State legislature who later ran for the Democratic Party nomination for president in 1972.

Kamala Harris

2020
"Describes the life and career of U.S. Senator Kamala Harris, including her early life, career as a prosecutor and California's attorney general, time in the U.S. Senate, and 2020 presidential campaign"--Provided by publisher.

Kamala Harris

rooted in justice
2020
"This is the story of how Senator Kamala Harris grew from her roots in justice to become the inspiring figure she is"--Provided by publisher.
Cover image of Kamala Harris

Kamala's way

an American life
2021
Looks at the life and political journey of Kamala Harris.

The truths we hold

an American journey
2020
"[Shares the life of] the first woman, African American, and South Asian American to become attorney general of the State of California, and the second black woman ever elected to the United States Senate. Harris discusses the impact that her family and community had on her life, and how she came to discover her own sense of self and purpose"--OCLC.

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