01171nam a2200301u  4500001001100000003000700011005001700018007000300035008004100038020001500079020001800094035002100112040003500133043001200168050002500180082002200205082001400227100002000241245006900261260004400330300002100374504005100395520024600446600002600692610005900718650004900777650004300826181592105 OCoLC 20250709161929.0ta140108s2008    nyu      b    001 0beng    a023060319X  a9780230603196  a(OCoLC)181592105  aDOVcDOVdBAKERdTEFdCWJdAJM  an-us--- 4aE840.8.P37bB94 200804a328.73/092aB22214a923/.2/731 aBzdek, Vincent.10aWoman of the house :bthe rise of Nancy Pelosi /cVincent Bzdek.  aNew York :bPalgrave Macmillan,cc2008.  a264 p. ;c24 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  aA portrait of the first woman Speaker of the House chronicles Nancy Pelosi's rise to political power, her role as a vocal opponent of the Iraq War, the legislative efforts she has spearheaded successfully, and her future in American politics10aPelosi, Nancy,d1940-10aUnited States.bCongress.bHousexSpeakersvBiography. 0aWomen legislatorszUnited StatesvBiography. 0aLegislatorszUnited StatesvBiography.