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
Illustrators
Illustrated by Elizabeth Baddeley
Edition
By Ilene Cooper
Hardcover edition
Publisher Abrams Imprint Abrams ISBN9781419710360
Awards and Honors Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2014, Middle-Grade Books; Booklist Editors’ Choice 2014, Nonfiction, Middle Readers; Booklist Lasting Connections 2014, Social Studies; 2015 Amelia Bloomer Project List, Middle Grade, NonfictionA Woman in the House (and Senate): How Women Came to the United States Congress, Broke Down Barriers, and Changed the Country
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In 1917, Jeanette Rankin declared, “I may be the first woman member of Congress, but I won’t be the last.” Here are the stories of women who followed in her footsteps to U.S. elected office. Foreword by former U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe. Appendix. List of women who have served in Congress. Endnotes. Bibliography. Index. Black-and-white and full-color illustrations and photographs.
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