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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780803217409
- Book Title
- Mayor Helen Boosalis : My Mother's Life in Politics
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Genre
- Political Science, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- General, Women's Studies, Political, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi), American Government / State
- Item Weight
- 33.6 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 552 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
ISBN-10
0803217404
ISBN-13
9780803217409
eBay Product ID (ePID)
66050507
Product Key Features
Book Title
Mayor Helen Boosalis : My Mother's Life in Politics
Number of Pages
552 Pages
Language
English
Topic
General, Women's Studies, Political, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi), American Government / State
Publication Year
2008
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight
33.6 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2007-050927
Reviews
"Beth Boosalis Davis has drawn on personal memory, thirty-five interviews, and voluminous scrapbooks collected by her father, Mike Boosalis, to chronicle her mother''s career. The result is an intimate look at one of Nebraska''s best known and most effective politicians during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s."-James E. Potter, Nebraska History, "Beth Boosalis Davis has drawn on personal memory, thirty-five interviews, and voluminous scrapbooks collected by her father, Mike Boosalis, to chronicle her mother's career. The result is an intimate look at one of Nebraska's best known and most effective politicians during the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s."-James E. Potter, Nebraska History, "A true pioneer in American politics, Helen Boosalis moved from being a housewife and volunteer to being elected the first female mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska, in 1975-then she became a nationally prominent advocate for troubled U.S. cities. Her inspiring story is told through the eyes of her daughter."-AARP The Magazine, "In a well-researched, respectful, and loving narrative, Davis tells the story of a remarkable political and social leader. Yet, I most relished the story of a magnificent mother-daughter relationship across the decades."-Mary Pipher, best-selling author of Reviving Ophelia and Writing to Change the World, "While the book will be of greatest interest to people who have lived in Lincoln, who have known [Helen Boosalis personally or by her reputation over the decades, it is so well-done that even those who have not known her should find her story compelling. Her daughter, Beth, who lives in Evanston, Illinois, and who was a member of the Evanston City Council, has written a loving and careful tribute to her-I guess you have to say-amazing mother."-Charles Stephen, All About Books, "While the book will be of greatest interest to people who have lived in Lincoln, who have known [Helen Boosalis] personally or by her reputation over the decades, it is so well-done that even those who have not known her should find her story compelling. Her daughter, Beth, who lives in Evanston, Illinois, and who was a member of the Evanston City Council, has written a loving and careful tribute to her-I guess you have to say-amazing mother."-Charles Stephen, All About Books, "While the book will be of greatest interest to people who have lived in Lincoln, who have known [Helen Boosalis] personally or by her reputation over the decades, it is so well-done that even those who have not known her should find her story compelling. Her daughter, Beth, who lives in Evanston, Illinois, and who was a member of the Evanston City Council, has written a loving and careful tribute to her--I guess you have to say--amazing mother."--Charles Stephen, All About Books, The story of Helen Boosalis is the story of American democracy at its best-a daughter of Greek immigrants who became one of the nation's best mayors and barely missed becoming the governor of Nebraska. Her life stands as a testament to the enduring strength of a country that has not only welcomed its immigrants, it has opened its political system to us and invited us to serve and lead. Michael Dukakis, former governor of MassachusettsIn a well-researched, respectful, and loving narrative, Davis tells the story of a remarkable political and social leader. Yet, I most relished the story of a magnificent mother-daughter relationship across the decades. Mary Pipher, best-selling author ofReviving OpheliaandWriting to Change the World, "Preview glance at Beth Boosalis Davis' book, Mayor Helen Boosalis: My Mother's Life in Politics, suggests this is an exceptional work, carefully crafted, well-researched and engagingly written."-Don Walton, Lincoln Journal Star, "For readers interested in Nebraska's local politics and how it may have changed between then and now, the book offers a wealth of information to contemplate. . . . This book is well worth reading for its insights into the national and local political scene in the second half of the 20th century, for its insights into local political interactions, and for its descriptions of the interaction between political activity and family."-Chris Beutler, Prairie Fire, "A true pioneer in American politics, Helen Boosalis moved from being a housewife and volunteer to being elected the first female mayor of Lincoln, Nebraska, in 1975-then she became a nationally prominent advocate for troubled U.S. cities. Her inspiring story is told through the eyes of her daughter."- AARP The Magazine, "Preview glance at Beth Boosalis Davis' book, Mayor Helen Boosalis: My Mother's Life in Politics , suggests this is an exceptional work, carefully crafted, well-researched and engagingly written."-Don Walton, Lincoln Journal Star, "While the book will be of greatest interest to people who have lived in Lincoln, who have known [Helen Boosalis] personally or by her reputation over the decades, it is so well-done that even those who have not known her should find her story compelling. Her daughter, Beth, who lives in Evanston, Illinois, and who was a member of the Evanston City Council, has written a loving and careful tribute to her-I guess you have to say-amazing mother."-Charles Stephen, All About Books
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
978.2/293033092 B
Table Of Content
List of Illustrations 000 Note on Sources and Structure 000 Acknowledgments 000 Introduction 000 Flash Forward: Calling Me Home 000 1. Call to Action 000 Flash Forward: Down to Two 000 2. Madame Mayor 000 Flash Forward: May the Best Woman . . . 000 3. This Is Not Your Father's City Hall 000 Flash Forward: Money Talks 000 4. Roll Up Her Sleeves 000 Flash Backward: Roots--All Greek to Me 000 5. Expect the Unexpected 000 Flash Forward: Getting to Know You 000 6. Everything Old Is New Again 000 Flash Forward: One False Move and . . . 000 7. Mayors' Mayor 000 Flash Forward: Issues, Debates, Polls, and Other Irrelevancies 000 8. Another Time Around 000 Flash Forward: Trails End 000 9. Life (After) Is Politics 000 Afterword 000 Photo Acknowledgments 000 Appendix: Lincoln City Councils, 19751983 000 Notes 000 Interviews 000 Bibliography 000 Index 000
Synopsis
As a 1950s housewife and League of Women Voters volunteer who spearheaded the city of Lincoln's switch to a "strong mayor" form of government, Helen Boosalis (1919-2009) never anticipated that she herself would one day be that strong mayor and chief executive of Nebraska's capital city. Helen Boosalis's story, told by her daughter, Beth Boosalis Davis, is that 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 office to the campaign trail, combine personal insight into one woman's trailblazing political history with a compelling memoir of a half century of public service and private devotion shared by two remarkable women, mother and daughter. Listen to an interview with Helen Boosalis and Beth Boosalis Davis on AARP's Radio Prime Time show., A compelling memoir of a half century of public service and private devotion shared by two remarkable women
LC Classification Number
F674.L7D39 2008
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