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Friday Book Group, August 19 – Madame Speaker: Nancy Pelosi and the Lessons of Power
August 19, 2022 @ 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm
MADAM SPEAKER is unprecedented in the scope of its exploration of Nancy Pelosi’s remarkable life and of her indelible impact on American politics.
Before she was Nancy Pelosi, she was Nancy D’Alesandro. Her father was a big-city mayor and her mother his political organizer. When Nancy’s mother encouraged her young daughter to become a nun, Nancy told her mother that being a priest sounded more appealing. She didn’t begin running for office until she was 46 years old, with her five children mostly out of the nest.With that, she found her calling. Madam Speaker is unprecedented in the scope of its exploration of Nancy Pelosi’s remarkable life and of her indelible impact on American politics.This event is open to both League members and nonmembers.
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