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Millicent Fenwick : her way / Amy Schapiro ; foreword by Thomas H. Kean.
Van Pelt Library E840.8.F46 S33 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schapiro, Amy, 1970-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fenwick, Millicent.
- United States. Congress. House--Biography.
- United States.
- United States. Congress. House.
- Legislators--United States--Biography.
- Legislators.
- Women legislators--United States--Biography.
- Women legislators.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 282 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, 2003.
- Summary:
- Amy Schapiro offers a biography of the pipe-smoking grandmother from New Jersey who took Congress by storm in the 1960s when she became involved in the civil rights movement. 18 black-and-white photos.
- Contents:
- A gilded past
- Battle cry
- A blended family
- Building character
- Ambassador's daughter
- Love, scandal, marriage
- The Vogue years
- Retreating to the country
- Outhouse Millie
- A geriatric triumph
- The conscience of Congress
- Pursuing human rights
- Lacey Davenport
- Seeking the Senate
- A little bit useful
- My way.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-269) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0813532310
- OCLC:
- 50316253
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