Mayor Helen Boosalis: My Mother's Life in Politics - Hardcover

Davis, Beth Boosalis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0803217404 ISBN 13: 9780803217409

Verlag: University of Nebraska Press, 2008

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Book by Davis Beth Boosalis

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"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 -- Don Walton Lincoln Journal Star "An informed and loving tribute of a daughter to her mother."-Mike Steinman, Lincoln Journal Star -- Mike Steinman 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 -- Charles Stephen All About Books "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 -- 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 AARP The Magazine "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 -- James E. Potter Nebraska History

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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.

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• Verlag: University of Nebraska Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0803217404
• ISBN 13: 9780803217409
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 531