Is There a Woman in the House...or Senate?
by Bryna J. Fireside
Category: History

Using archival material as well as author interviews of pioneering lawmakers, Fireside tells the life stories of 10 outstanding women from the Jeanette Rankin, the first woman elected to Congress, to Senators Margaret Chase Smith and Bab Mikulski, the only two women to serve in both the House and Senate. Is There A Woman in the House. . . or Senate? was given a thumbs-up as a best book for teens by the New York Public Library.