| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xxx, 320 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [295]-297) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface : What would Bella do? -- The speakers -- 1. The early years : a passion for social justice -- 2. Civil rights and civil liberties - and raising a family -- The Willie McGee case -- 3. Building a peace movement -- 4. Transforming local politics -- 5. Running and winning : building a new coalition -- 6. An outsider on the inside -- Peace protesters at the capitol -- 7. Building a political women's movement -- 8. Becoming a legislative force in congress -- 9. Running and losing - and regrouping -- 10. Mobilizing American women voters -- 11. Building an agenda for women - one meeting, conference, march at a time -- 12. Loss, poker, and family politics -- Bella does Marlene -- 13. Going global -- Notes -- Sources -- Acknowledgments -- Index. |
| Summary |
For more than fifty years, Bella Abzug championed the powerless and disenfranchised, as an activist, congresswoman, and leader in every major social initiative of her time--from Zionism and labor in the 40s to the ban-the-bomb efforts in the 50s, to civil rights and the anti-Vietnam War movements of the 60s, to the women's movement in the 70s and 80s, to environmental awareness and economic equality in the 90s. Her political idealism never waning, Abzug gave her final public speech before the U.N. in March 1998, just a few weeks before her death. Presented in the voices of both friends and foes, of those who knew, fought with, revered, and struggled alongside her, this oral biography is the first comprehensive account of a woman who was one of our most influential leaders.--From publisher description. |
| Subject |
Abzug, Bella S., 1920-1998.
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Women legislators -- United States -- Biography.
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Legislators -- United States -- Biography.
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Political activists -- United States -- Biography.
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Social reformers -- United States -- Biography.
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United States. Congress. House -- Biography.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1989-
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United States -- Social conditions -- 1945-
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| Added Author |
Thom, Mary.
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| ISBN |
9780374299521 hardback alkaline paper |
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0374299528 hardback alkaline paper |
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