A WOMAN IN THE HOUSE (AND SENATE): How Women came to the
United States Congress, Broke Down Barriers, and Changed the Country, by Ilene
Cooper, illustrated by Elizabeth Baddeley. Foreword by Former U.S. Senator
Olympia Snowe, Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2014
Through a curious set of circumstances, at the same time
this book captured my attention, I was also reading A Fighting Chance by Elizabeth Warren and Tough Choices by Hilary Rodham Clinton. What an interesting trio
of books!
If you’d like a tip about which one to read first, I’d
recommend the YA because it is a good summary and grounding for the other two. In her acknowledgements, the author, an
editor for Booklist whose first book
was Susan B. Anthony, says lack of
space prevented her from profiling many other women. She encourages readers to
look at Women in Congress 1917-2006.
I did.
Information from this book is available on the website:
http://history.house.gov/Exhibition-and-Publications/WIC/Women-in-Congress.
This site is definitely well worth the time if your
curiosity and courage are heightened by reading author Cooper’s book. Mine
were.
The three books on my reading table related well. Both
Elizabeth Warren and Hilary Clinton are profiled in author Cooper’s lively and
well researched book which includes an appendix, bibliography, and an index which
is on its way to being well-thumbed at my house. Maybe yours, too.
Go ahead. Start a conversation.
