legislators

A biography of the first American to orbit the earth who is now a United States Senator from his native Ohio.

A biography of the first African-American women to be elected to the Texas State Senate and the first African-American women from the South to be elected to the U.S. Congress.

Profiles the childhood of Davy Crockett, pioneer and patriot.

A biography of Sam Houston who served as a Congressman and Governor of Tennessee before his association with Texas began.

Examines the life and career of Nancy Pelosi, the first female Speaker of the House, discussing her childhood, family, faith, rise through politics, and other related topics.

Hillary Rodham Clinton became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from New York in 2000. A graduate of Yale law school, Mrs. Clinton is not only the wife of former president, William Jefferson Clinton, but was a partner in her Arkansas law firm before her husband took office. As First Lady, she championed causes important to her, particularly women's and children's issues.

A biography of the African-American activist and politician who has been on the cutting edge of civil rights reform since the 1960's.

Profiles Washington, D.C.'s member of the United States House of Representatives who, in a previous position as head of the Equal Employment Opportunity Council, wrote the guidelines on sexual harassment in the workplace.

Chronicles the life of Carol Moseley-Braun, the first African-American woman to serve in the U.S. Senate, who represented the state of Illinois from 1992 to 1998.

Tells the life story of Senator John McCain up to 2001, describing his years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam, his work in the U.S. Senate, and his run for the presidency.