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A veteran Washington correspondent charts the political ascent of Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to serve as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Series Foreword Introduction Timeline: Events in the Life of Nancy Pelosi Chapter 1 Baltimore Beginnings Chapter 2 College and Marriage Chapter 3 Children and Volunteering Chapter 4 Running for Office Chapter 5 Rookie Representative Chapter 6 Earthquake! Chapter 7 The Presidio Chapter 8 Tiananmen Square Chapter 9 AIDS Chapter 10 Fundraiser Chapter 11 Keeping Secrets Chapter 12 The Whip Race Chapter 13 Minority Leader Chapter 14 Breaking the Marble Ceiling Chapter 15 The Iraq War Chapter 16 Speaker of the House Chapter 17 Pelosis Power Selected Bibliography Appendix I Women in the U.S. House of Representatives Appendix II Speakers of the House Appendix III Nancy Pelosis First Speech as Speaker of the House of Representatives Appendix IV An Interview with Nancy Pelosi (January 2007) About the Author

About the Author

Elaine S. Povich is a freelance journalist and veteran Washington correspondent who has reported for Newsday and the Chicago Tribune, among other newspapers, and written feature articles for many magazines and journals, including Kiplinger's Retirement Report, the AARP Bulletin, and Fortune Small Business. The author of Partners and Adversaries: The Contentious Connection between Congress and the Media (1996), she is a member of the Gridiron Club and past president of the Washington Press Club Foundation.