Format:
Online-Ressource (xx, 531 p)
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ill
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24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0803217404
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9780803217409
Content:
Helen Boosalis's story, told by her daughter, Beth Boosalis Davis, is the story of a true pioneer of women in politics. The daughter of Greek immigrants, Boosalis achieved national prominence as the first woman president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors and as an outspoken advocate for economically distressed cities facing President Reagan's "new federalism." Winning the Democratic nomination for governor of Nebraska in 1986, Helen Boosalis ran against Kay Orr in the first gubernatorial contest between two women in U.S. history. The interwoven tales of conflict and challenge, from the mayor's
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [513]) and index
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Contents ; Illustrations; Note on Sources and Structure; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Flash Forward: Calling Me Home; Chapter One: Call to Action; Flash Forward: Down to Two; Chapter Two: Madame Mayor; Flash Forward: May the Best Woman . . .; Chapter Three: This Is Not Your Father's City Hall; Flash Forward: Money Talks; Chapter Four: Roll Up Her Sleeves; Flash Backward: Roots-All Greek to Me; Chapter Five: Expect the Unexpected; Flash Forward: Getting to Know You; Chapter Six: Everything Old Is New Again; Flash Forward: One False Move and . . .; Chapter Seven: Mayors' Mayor
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Flash Forward: Issues, Debates, Polls, and Other IrrelevanciesChapter Eight: Another Time Around; Flash Forward: Trail's End; Chapter Nine: Life After Is Politics; Afterword; Photo Acknowledgments; Appendix 1; Appendix 2 ; Notes; Interviews; Bibliography; Index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780803217409
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Mayor Helen Boosalis : My Mother's Life in Politics
Language:
English
URL:
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