legislators

A biography of Jeannette Rankin,an advocate for women and children who became the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress in 1916, and who worked to secure the vote for women, and maintained a difficult position against U.S. involvement in foreign wars.

Describes the life of Ohio senator John Glenn, from his childhood in small-town Ohio, through his days as an astronaut, to his present political career.

Afghanistan's first female parliament deputy speaker tells her dramatic life story and, through the letters she writes to her two daughters, shares her hopes for their future and the entire female population of Afghanistan.

Highlights the life and accomplishments of the Harvard Law School graduate, legislator, civil rights lawyer, and President of the United States.

Reporter Jack Newfield offers an insider's look at the last years of Robert Kennedy's life, and reflects on the changes he might have brought about in the United States had he not been assassinated.

Biography of John Lewis, civil rights worker and member of the House of Representatives, discussing his participation in several events in the civil rights movement during the 1960s and 1970s and his terms as a congressman from Georgia during the late 1980s and 1990s.

Explores the relationship between the Kennedy administration and the assassination of the president, looking at how the actions and interactions between Jack, Bobby, and their father Joe, contributed to the rise and fall of the Kennedy dynasty.