Nancy Pelosi -- Madam Speaker
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Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California is expected to become the first female Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives when the 110th United States Congress begins in January 2007.
Becoming the first Madam Speaker will be the latest milestone of her career. Previous "firsts" for Ms. Pelosi include:
· First woman to hold the position of whip in either party, the second most powerful position within the party (she took the office February 2002)
· First woman to lead a major party in Congress (she succeeded Richard Gephardt as House Minority Leader in January 2003)
Find out more about Nancy Pelosi and other women in Congress using the resources below. |
Books
- The American Woman 2003-2004
- Ref HQ 1421 .A476 2003
See the section "Women in Congress" beginning on p. 337
- Biographical Dictionary of Congressional Women
- Ref JK 1012 .F57 1999
- Encyclopedia of Leadership
- Ref HD 57.7 .E53 1004
See articles "Congressional Leadership" and "Women and Political Leadership"
- From Suffrage to the Senate: an encyclopedia of American women in politics
- Ref HQ 1236.5 .U6 S32 1999
- A History of Women in the United States
- Ref HQ 1410 .H58 2004
See "Nancy Pelosi" in vol. 1, pp. 186-187
- Search CLICnet to find more books:
- Subject: Women in Politics--United States
Subject: Women legislators--United States
Web Sites about Nancy Pelosi
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi
Two web sites from the U.S. House of Representatives web pages
The U.S. Congress Votes Database: Nancy Pelosi from the Washington Post
Nancy Pelosi: Congresspedia
a project of the Sunlight Foundation and the Center for Media and Democracy
Nancy Pelosi: Two Heartbeats Away 60 Minutes interview
Web Sites about Women and Congress
Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues
Ms. Smith Goes to Washington: breaking the political glass ceiling
Women in Congress: Congresswomen's Biographies
Biographies of women who have served in the House of Representatives
Women in the Senate
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