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035			_a(AEA)053A27784A8E4164A9F494B9387C8A34
050			_aE 840.8.P37 _b.B999 2008
100			_aBzdek, Vincent. _931744
245		0	_aWoman of the house : _bthe rise of Nancy Pelosi / _cVincent Bzdek.
260			_aNew York, N.Y. : _bPalgrave Macmillan, _c2008
300			_a264 p. _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [249]-260) and index.
505			_aThe family vocation -- The social gospel -- Pelosi's family values -- Back in the game -- A voice that will be heard -- The boys' club -- The glass ceiling -- Chocolate and the gavel -- The marble ceiling -- Inauguration Day -- The hundred hours -- The war over the war -- Epilogue: Woman of the house.
520			_aA portrait of the first woman Speaker of the House chronicles Nancy Pelosi's rise to political power, her role as a vocal opponent of the Iraq War, the legislative efforts she has spearheaded successfully, and her future in American politics.
650			_aLegislators _zUnited States _986860
650			_aWomen legislators _zUnited States _9108345
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