At twenty-four, Lindy Boggs came to Washington, D.C., from Louisiana with her newly elected husband, Democratic Congressman Hale Boggs. FDR was starting his thi

"Two veteran investigative journalists trace the rise of the modern lobbying industry through the three dynasties--one Republican, two Democratic--that have ena

Highlights the significant historical contributions of some of Louisiana's most noteworthy and also overlooked women from the eighteenth century to the present.

Contains profiles, contextual essays, historical images, and appendices that provide information about the 229 women who have served in Congress from 1917 throu

Many Americans consider John F. Kennedy's presidency to represent the apex of American liberalism. Kennedy's "Vital Center" blueprint united middle-class and wo