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Title

Mayor Helen Boosalis : my mother's life in politics / Beth Boosalis Davis.

Author

Davis, Beth Boosalis.

Publication

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2008], ©2008.

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Description

xx, 531 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"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 office to the campaign trail, combine personal insight into one women's trailblazing political history with a memoir of a half century of public service and private devotion shared by two remarkable women."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject

• Boosalis, Helen
• Mayors > Lincoln > Biography
• Politicians > Nebraska > Biography
• Lincoln (Neb.) > Politics and government > 20th century
• Lincoln (Neb.) > Biography

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [513]) and index.

Contents

Flash forward : calling me home -- 1. Call to action -- 2. Madame Mayor -- 3. This is not your father's City Hall -- 4. Roll up her sleeves -- 5. Expect the unexpected -- 6. Everything old is new again -- 7. Mayors' mayor -- 8. Another time around -- 9. Life after/is politics -- App. Biography timeline, city councils.

ISBN

• 9780803217409 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 0803217404 (cloth : alk. paper)

LCCN

• 2007050927
• 40015658997

OCLC

• ocn183928667
• 183928667
• SCSB-5418709

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries