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Aberly, Naomi, 226
Abernathy, Ray, 72
abortion providers, 180–81, 211, 207–8
abortion rate, 199
abortion rights, xiii, 17, 101, 122, 158, 165, 230
in health care debate, 190–99, 247–48
legalization of, 37, 157–58, 176, 208–9, 226, 242, 248
limitations on, 18, 149, 161, 180, 204–9
opposition to, see anti-abortion activism
Supreme Court debate and verdict on, 208–9, 211
abortion stigma, overcoming of, 209–11
activism:
challenges and rewards of, xii–xiv, 114, 122–123, 233, 261–63
discomfort and, 135–37
progressive coordination in, 120–24
see also specific causes
Adams, Daniel, xiii, 2, 5, 9, 13–14, 26, 95, 102, 107–8, 108, 112, 125–26, 127, 129, 130–37, 139–45, 147, 150, 151, 152, 154, 159, 173, 175, 186, 210, 224, 225, 231, 243, 244
Adams, Hannah, xiii, 2, 5, 9, 50, 95, 102, 107–8, 108, 112, 125–26, 127, 129, 130–35, 137, 139–41, 142, 143–45, 145, 147, 150, 152, 154, 173, 175, 186, 210, 224–25, 227, 231, 236, 243
Adams, Jeff, 60
Adams, Kirk, 5, 7, 9, 12, 59–60, 64–71, 72, 73–76, 76, 77–78, 79, 84–85, 88, 91–94, 95, 97, 102, 107–8, 108, 113, 126, 128, 135–36, 139, 142, 143, 144, 145, 147–48, 150, 152, 161, 164, 171, 173, 175, 206, 210, 220–21, 225, 227, 233–34, 236, 240, 243–44, 246–49, 256
Adams, Lily, xiii, 2, 5, 9, 50, 74–75, 78–79, 82, 83, 84–87, 85, 90, 91, 93, 94, 96, 97, 102, 107–8, 108, 112, 125–31, 134, 137, 139, 141–45, 145, 147, 152, 154, 168, 170–71, 173, 186, 210, 213–15, 217–22, 225, 227, 232, 233, 236, 241, 243, 244, 255, 256
Adams, Marion, 65–66
Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), 190–99, 245–57
African Americans, 62
breast cancer in, 182
discrimination against, 67–68
evolving rights for, 24, 26, 72, 96
AFSCME, 87–88
Alfaro, Angelica, 229
Allegheny College, 136–37, 142
Alliance for Justice, 107
American Health Care Act (Trumpcare), 251–57
American Medical Association, 253
Americans United for Life, 12
America Votes, 121–24, 147–48, 150–51
Ames, Chris, 34
Angels in America (T. Kushner), 245
Ann (Taylor), 173
Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders, 172
anti-abortion activism, 1–6, 12, 13, 14, 38, 197–98, 101, 160, 183, 253
intimidation tactics in, 1, 5, 186–87
Texas campaign and legislation in, 200–210
violence in, 175–87
women stigmatized by, 209–11
Armadillo World Headquarters, 31
Armstrong, Bob, 36
Armstrong, Joe, 126
Astrid, Princess of Belgium, 99
Atkinson, Tanya, 250
Atlanta, Ga., 21, 77–79, 142, 228
Austin, Tex., 23, 30–39, 31, 41, 65, 69–71, 72, 83, 95, 169
Ball, Marcia, 23
Barnett, Phil, 7
Barton, Jon, 64
Barton Springs, 36
Baylor University, 23, 86–87, 91, 94, 143
Beaumont, Tex., 71–72, 100, 102, 127
Becker, Margie, 109
Beiser, Ed, 46–47
Benenson, Lisa, 236
Benenson, Will, 236
Benghazi hearings, 6
Bering Memorial United Methodist Church, 111
Berninger, Matt, 244
Bethune, Larry, 110
Beto y los Fairlanes, 71
Beverly Enterprises, 67–69, 72
Bicknell, Ricky, 159
birth control, 126, 136, 149, 154, 159, 161, 175, 195–96, 197, 198, 210, 245, 253, 259
health insurance coverage for, 195, 198–99
legalization movement for, 189–90
Bland, Sandra, 228
Bloomberg, Michael, 184
Blume, Judy, 184
Board of Education, Texas, 105–7, 109
Boggs, Lindy, 119
Booker, Cory, 4
Boxer, Barbara, 117
Boy Who Lost His Face, The (Sachar), 109
Bradley, Bill, 114
Branstad, Terry, 254
breast exams, breast cancer, 2, 11, 15, 163, 181–82, 184, 216
Britton, Connie, 205
Britton, John, 180
Brooklyn, 189, 225, 227, 231, 233
Brownlie, Peter, 177–78
Brown University:
CR’s education at, 38–39, 41–43, 211
CR’s student activist involvement at, 41–57
librarians’ strike at, 48–49, 57
Brown v. Board of Education, 24
Buffett, Warren, 164
Bush, George H. W., 78
Bush, George W.:
elected governor of Texas, 97–98, 101
presidency of, 101, 105, 115–16, 120–23, 136, 160
Buxton, C. Lee, 190
Byrne, Ethel, 189
California, Democratic primary in, 224–25
Campbell, Simone, 195
camping, 30, 36, 54, 125, 135, 171
Cape of Good Hope, 145
Carr, Gwen, 228
Carson, Ben, 230
Cass County Democratic Women, 86
Castellanos, Sandra, 132
Catholic Hospital Association, 198
caucuses:
see also Iowa caucuses
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 220–21, 228, 231–32
Center for Medical Progress, 3–7, 19
Center for Reproductive Rights, 208
Chaffetz, Jason, 2–3, 6, 10–12, 16, 19
Change Corps, 224
chemotherapy, 168–69
Chesler, Ellen, 147
Christian Coalition, 102–3, 106–7
Christmas, 25, 46, 80, 89, 130, 132, 168, 171
civil rights movement, 24, 26, 27–29, 171
Clamshell Alliance, 53
Clark, Guy, 131
Clements, Bill, 113
climate change, 246
Clinton, Hillary, 6, 16, 161, 170, 191, 232
in 2016 election, 9, 213–37, 235–37, 239, 243
Coben, Harlan, 232
Coffman, Mike, 252
Cohen, Nancy, 64
Colbert, Stephen, 196
Collins, Susan, 255
Comey, James, 232
concealed handguns bill, veto of, 96–97, 101
Conference of Catholic Bishops, 191, 197–98
Congress, U.S.:
gender discrimination in, 117
health care debates in, 190–99, 251–57
partisan divide in, 16
PP defunding campaign in, 249–60
PP hearings of, 1–19, 21, 141, 147–65, 225, 233
Congressional Budget Office, 254
Connelly, Michael, 232
Conradt, Jody, 133
conscientious objectors, 30
“Contract with America,” 103
Couric, Katie, 230
Crawford, George, 115
Criminal Justice Board, 96
Cub Scouts, 134–35
Cumming, Alan, 161
Cummings, Elijah, 14–15
Cuomo, Mario, 98
Daily Show, The, 239
Dallas, Tex., xi–xii, 24–27, 29–31
Daves, Larry, 68
Davis, Bill, 111
Davis, Jordan, 228
Davis, Wendy, filibuster of, 18, 200–207
death penalty, 88
de Baca, Suzanna, 319
DeLauro, Rosa, 194
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, 119
Democratic National Committee, 143, 213
Democratic National Convention:
of 2004, 161
Democratic National Convention of 1988, Ann Richards’s keynote address at, 21, 77–79, 82, 142, 228
Democratic National Convention of 2016, 227–29, 234
CR’s speech at, 228–29
diversity in, 16
in primaries and caucuses for 2016 election, 214–15, 217, 222–27
in Texas, 27, 37–38, 41, 82, 102
Dewhurst, David, 202
Dido, Christopher, 202
direct-mail campaigns, 107
disability rights, 173
Dixiecrats, 27
Doggett, Lloyd, 70
DREAMers, 174
Duckworth, Tammy, 17
Duncan, John, 13
Durkin, Peter, 155–56
Earth Day (1970), 33
East Texas:
union organizing in, 67–69, 72
education:
advocacy for, 105–14
for girls, 172
Edwards, John and Elizabeth, 161
elections:
of 1984, 78
of 2008, 140, 143, 160–62, 190, 193, 243
of 2016, 213–37, 248, 260, 261
campaign mail in, 120–21
Texas gubernatorial, 76, 79, 82–103, 85, 107, 113
EMILY’s List, 88, 113, 121, 231
environmental activism, 33–34, 36, 53–55, 96, 106, 120, 142, 155, 224
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), 42–43
Estrada, Rafael “Rafa,” 73
Evans, Roger, 7
Falwell, Jerry, 106
Fan, Dr., 169–70
Farrar, Jessica, 206
Farris-Fisher, Dayna, 8, 11–12
Fedor, Teresa, 18
feminism, 261–63
Ferrante, Elena, 232
Ferrera, America, 184
Field, Sally, 61
Fikes, Lee and Amy, 113
filibuster, in Texas Senate, 18, 200–204, 206–7
Ford, Harold, Jr., 118
Ford Foundation, 179
fossil fuel divestment movement, 52–53
Foxx, Deja, 257–58
Freedom Alliance, 109
Freedom Caucus, 252
Frost, Martin, 118
Fulton, Sybrina, 228
Future Women Presidents (FWP), 135
Gabler, Melvin and Norma, 106
Ganz, Beth, 150–51
Ganz, Marshall, 69
Garner, Eric, 228
twins and, 131–33
gender stereotyping, 133–35
Gillibrand, Kirsten, 117
Gingrich, Newt, 103
Ginsburg, Ruth Bader, 208–9
Girl Scouts, 134–35
Goldberg, Jeff, 153
Gonzales, Patricio, 149
Gore, Al, 246
Gorsuch, Neil, 209
Gowdy, Trey, 14
Granite State Alliance, 54
grassroots organizations, 121–24
Greenberger, Marcia, 50
Greenstein, Malcolm, 203
Griffith, Nanci, 170
Griswold, Estelle, 190
Griswold v. Connecticut, 190
Guerrero, Lena, 88
Guidry, Beau, 206–7
gun violence prevention, 96–97, 101, 103, 117, 142, 228
Gunn, David, 180
Halbert, Ellen, 96
Hamilton, Dontre, 228
Hamilton, Maria, 228
Harrington, Amanda, 7
Hassan, Maggie, 233
Hathaway, Kate, 173
Health and Human Services Department, U.S., 253, 256
health care reform, 190–99
health care workers, 67–69, 71–72, 76
Hearst, Gabriella, 254
Heilemann, John, 234
Herring, Mark, 241
Hershey, Terry, 96
Hershorn, Shel and Connie, 27
HIV infection, 159
Hobby Lobby, 209
Hogue, Ilyse, 231
Holes (Sachar), 109
Holmes, Zan Wesley, Jr., 96
hotel workers, 59, 62–63, 66–67
House of Representatives, Texas, 37–38
House of Representatives, U.S.:
Democratic Caucus of, 116
Intelligence Committee of, 115
Oversight and Government Reform Committee of, 6
Houston, Tex., 67–69
Howard, Bryan, 257
Hughes, Langston, 105–6
Husband, Charles, 63
immigration, 75, 113, 171, 248, 261
India, Ann Richards’s trip to, 168–69
Industrial Workers of the World, 49
Instagram, 232–33
internet, PP’s presence on, 155–56, 175, 183–84
Iowa, health care centers closed in, 254–55
Irigonegaray, Pedro, 178
Iskander, Maryana, 153–54
Israel, Tom, 56
Jackson, Brian, 53
Jaffe, Cindy, 135
janitors:
Brown strike of, 47–49, 55, 57
Los Angeles campaign for, 73–76, 76, 126
Javits Center, 2016 election night at, 234–35
Jenkins, Deborah, 177
Jindal, Bobby, 4
Johansson, Scarlett, 184
Johnson, Lyndon, 29
Jones, Mother, 172
Jordan, Barbara, 78, 96, 133, 134
Jordan, Earl, 202–5
Jordan, Jim, 13
Judd, Ashley, 242
Justice, William Wayne, 68
“Justice for Janitors” campaign, 73–75
Kagan, Elena, 208
Kaine, Tim, 143
Karp, David, 254
Kearns, Devon, 235
Keith, Dave, 71
Kennedy, Jackie, 28–29
Kennedy, John F., 28–30
Kerry, John, 160
Khouri, Callie, 241
Kline, Phill, 178
Knowles, Jon, 152
Kordsmeier, Katie, 250
Kushner, Jared, 246–49
Kushner, Tony, 245
and collective bargaining, 101
conservative turn of, 100–101
political endorsement of, 87–88
see also union organizing
Laguens, Dawn, 7, 156, 182–83, 200, 245, 249
Lance, Phillip, 74
Latinos, Latinas, 61–62, 73–75
League of Women Voters, Texas, 36
Lear, Norman, 106
Lee, Sheila Jackson, 1
Leibovitz, Annie, 231
Leland Fikes Foundation, 112–13
Leonard, Dutch, 185
Lerner, Stephen, 73
Lewis, John, 72
LGBTQ rights, 96, 101, 103, 111, 113, 134–35, 159, 171, 261
Lichtman, Judy, 50
Limbaugh, Rush, 143
Linton, Melanie, 207
Little Rock Nine, 24
Living My Life (Goldman), 55–56
Los Angeles, Calif., 72–76, 76, 83
Lowney, Shannon, 180
“Low Road, The” (Piercy), 263
McAuliffe, Terry, 241
McBath, Lucy, 228
McConnell, Mitch, 255
McDonald-Mosley, Raegan, 7
McGovern, Terry, 10
McKinnon, Mark, 109
McQueen, Natarsha, 215–16
Maine, Democratic caucuses in, 223–24
Maines, Lloyd, 205
Maines, Natalie, 205
Maloney, Carolyn, 1
Mandela, Nelson, 53
March for Women’s Lives (2004), 141
Margolis, Jim, 228
Marks, Elena and Kenneth, 243
Martin, Jack, 84
Martin, Trayvon, 228
Mattox, Jim, 87–88
Maxey, Glen, 96
M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, 168–69
Meacham, Sarah, 43
Merrill, Nick, 220
#MeToo movement, 18
Mexico, 98–99
Mikulski, Barbara, 190–91, 194
Milk (film), 26
Millay, Edna St. Vincent, 209
Miller, David, 90
Miller, Kathy, 113–14
Mindell, Fania, 189
minimum wage earners, xiii, 61, 73–74
Minow, Brandon, 244
Mitchell, Andrea, 184
Mitchell, Pat, 253
Monáe, Janelle, 241
Mondale, Walter, 78
Moore, Gwen, 17
Moratorium to End the War in Vietman, 32–33
Morin, Jack, 152
Mostyn, Steve and Amber, 201
Mothers of the Movement, 227–28, 241
MoveOn, 255
Murakami, Haruki, 233
Murphy, Stephanie, 117
Murtha, Jack, 118
NAACP, 122
NARAL Pro-Choice America, 231
National, The, 244
National Labor Relations Board, 61
National Rifle Association (NRA), 101, 117
National Women’s Law center, 50
natural childbirth, 126–27
Navarette, Ana, 73
Nelson, Willie, 23
New Jersey, Trump golf course in, 246–49
New Orleans, La., labor organizing in, 59–66, 142
New York, 7, 35, 98, 125, 143, 148, 150–54, 167, 179, 233
Nichols, LeeAnn, 180
9:30 Club, PP party at, 244–45
Nixon, Richard Milhouse, 51
Norman, Jessye, 170
Norma Rae (film), 61
North, Oliver, 109–10
Northam, Ralph, 241
Notes from the Underground, xi
nuclear power, opposition to, 53–55
“Nuns on the Bus,” 195
Nuremberg Project, 180–81
nursing home raids, 95
nursing home workers, 67–69, 71–72, 76, 100, 127
Obama, Barack, 96, 140, 192–93, 213, 229
PP supported by, 6, 162–63, 197–98, 202
presidential campaigns of, 143–44, 161–63, 190, 193, 217, 227, 243
Ocean State Alliance, 54
Ophelia Egypt Health Clinic, 158–59
Owen, Martha, 68
Palin, Sarah, 161–62
Palmieri, Jennifer, 214
pap smears, 196
parental leave, 137
parenting:
campaign rules applied to, 139–41
kids’ perspective on, 141–42
picking your battles in, 129–31
in raising activist children, 125–45
shared responsibility in, 128–29, 139, 175
in transmitting life skills, 144–45
Parker, Willie, 164
Patriot Act, 120
Patriot Guard Riders, 178–79
Paul, Matt, 220
Pearl, Karen, 241
Pelosi, Nancy:
House Democratic leadership of, xiii, 114–20, 149, 191–95, 255
political skills and expertise of, 118–20
in support of PP, 191–95
People for the American Way, 106
Peppel, Harriet, 105–6, 108, 111–12
Pepper, Rich, 56
Perry, Katy, 242
Perry, Rick, 4, 101, 199–200, 205
Phelps, Fred, 178
Phelps, Rachael, 181
Philadelphia, Pa., 227–29, 234
Piercy, Marge, 263
Pinelli, Janis, 108, 111–12, 180
Planned Parenthood, 120, 122, 129, 180
congressional hearings on, 1–19, 21, 141, 147–65, 225, 233
CR’s career at, see Richards, Cecile, Planned Parenthood career
defunding campaign against, 2, 5–6, 141, 182, 186, 245, 248–60, 259
diversity of membership in, 259–60
false and sensational allegations against, 1–4, 11, 13
growth and impact of, 162–65
H. Clinton’s support for, 215–16, 226
historical perspective of, xii, 189–91
Komen debate with, 181–85
nationwide coordination of, 155–57, 164
in Obamacare debate, 190–95
political opposition to, 1–19, 141–42, 149, 160–63, 182, 185–86, 200–207, 248–60
protest against, 9–10
public support for, 164–65, 186–87
security and safety issues of, 151, 164, 175–87
services provided by, xiii, 2–3, 11–12, 15, 17, 149, 154–60, 163–65, 181–82, 184–87, 229, 247–48, 250, 256, 260
Texas campaign against, 199–204
website of, 155–56, 175, 183–84
young people and, 154, 158–60, 163, 187, 257–58
Planned Parenthood Action Fund, 160–61, 215–17, 225–27, 230
H. Clinton endorsed by, 215–17
political endorsement of, 160–61
Planned Parenthood Voters of Iowa, 219
Podesta, John, 232
Pope, Carl, 121
Porras, Eric, 73
Porter, George, 64
pregnancy:
teen, 247
premarital sex, 36
press:
Ann Richards attacked in, 86–89
H. Clinton attacked in, 224, 232
political publicity in, 91
PP attacked in, 3
presidential debate coverage in, 230
Project on the Status and Education of Women, 50
Project T.R.U.S.T., 159
Public Interest Research Group, 155
Public Safety Department, Texas, 203–4, 206
public schools, 105–14
Pulse nightclub massacre, 117
pussy hats, xiv, 239–40, 242–43, 258
Quakers, 53–54
Quindlen, Anna, 4
Rachel Maddow Show, The, 15, 234–35
Radcliffe College, 36
radiation therapy, 169
Randall, Lynne, 177–78
Rayburn, Sam, 84
Reagan, Ronald, 79
recycling, 33–34
Reed-Veal, Geneva, 228
Reese, Tracy, 254
religious liberty, 107, 110–11
religious right, 102–3, 105–7, 109, 180
reproductive rights, 114, 135, 136, 138, 147, 149, 156, 163, 182, 199, 226, 258, 262
Republican National Convention of 2016, 226
Republican Party:
political dominance of, 247
PP targeted by, 2, 5–6, 14, 18
right wing agenda of, xiii, 9, 29–30, 100–103, 105–10, 143, 161, 171, 183, 186, 226, 248–49, 251–52
white male predominance in, 11, 16, 242
Reyburn, Julie, 232
Rhimes, Shonda, 211
Richards, Ann, 23, 24, 31, 85, 90, 100, 134
alcoholism of, 27–28, 43, 46, 88, 94
cancer diagnosis and battle of, 167–74
CR influenced and inspired by, 5, 8–9, 13, 41, 51, 62, 112, 114, 127, 148–49, 153, 168, 174, 186, 193, 209, 214, 227, 243, 251, 256, 262
death of, 170–74
evolving political involvement of, 27–29, 37–38, 41–44, 62
family background of, 21–22, 26, 102, 129
funeral and memorial service of, 170–71, 173, 214
as homemaker, 24–26, 37, 42, 83, 117
legacy of, 170–71
one-woman play about, 173
parenting style of, xii, 26, 32–33, 34, 49, 65, 128, 129–30
progressive stance of, 22, 26–28, 171–74
wedding of, 23
world travel of, 99, 168–69, 171
Richards, Ann, political career, 77–103, 214, 219
as county commissioner, 41–44, 46
DNC keynote speech of, 21, 77–79, 82, 142, 228
effective speaking style of, 78–79, 95, 172
family involvement in, 84–85, 85, 89
first gubernatorial campaign of, 76, 79, 82–95, 85, 107, 108, 139, 140, 202, 204
as governor of Texas, xii, 21, 95–97, 99, 101, 113, 118, 130–31, 169, 173, 204–5, 228, 255
political attacks against, 5, 14, 86–89, 100–101, 223
second gubernatorial campaign of, 97–103, 107, 113, 140
as state treasurer, 70, 81–82, 85
in Ann Richards gubernatorial campaigns, 76, 82–103
on Capitol Hill, 114–20, 192–93
early activist roots of, xi–xii, 21–39, 28, 114, 130
evolving activism of, 47–51, 107–14, 263
evolving political involvement of, 52, 114–24, 143–44, 149
first activist protests of, xi, 31–32, 34–35, 263
in H. Clinton campaign, 213–37
marriage of, see Adams, Kirk
parenting style of, 125–45, 218–19
as political organizer, 121–24, 147–48, 213
as union organizer, 56–57, 59–76, 76, 81, 84, 88, 102, 118, 126, 137, 142, 147–50, 152–55, 163, 164–65, 167, 189, 211, 219
wedding of, 69–71
Richards, Cecile, Planned Parenthood career, 1–19, 21, 141–42, 147–65, 167, 175–87, 189–211, 225, 233, 241, 239–60, 261–63
Richards, Clark, 24, 28, 31, 43, 77, 78, 125
Richards, Dan, xii, 24, 26, 28, 30, 31, 33, 36, 37, 43, 77, 78, 84, 86, 89–90, 125
Richards, David, xi, 2, 21, 22, 23–26, 23, 28–30, 31, 33, 38, 41–46, 47–48, 56, 71, 72, 81–82, 128
Richards, Eleanor “Momel,” 22, 35–36, 114
Richards, Ellen, 8, 24, 25, 31, 43, 60, 71, 77, 78, 84, 88, 91, 102, 108, 125–26, 233, 234–36
Ripley, George, 190
Ripley, Katie, 190
Ripley Shirt Factory, 190
Rivera, Diego, 99
Robertson, Pat, 106
Robinson, Will, 4
Romney, Mitt, 162
Rose, Lela, 254
Rosenblatt, Ethyl and Manny, 108
Rosenthal, Steve, 120–21
Roth, Michael, 142
Round Rock, Tex., 109
Royster, Irwin, 158–59
Royston, Jonathan, 45
Ruby, Jack, 27
Saban, Haim and Cheryl, 230
Sachar, Louis, 109
Sackin, Erica, 252
St. Stephen’s Episcopal School, 35
Salinas, Carlos, 98
Sandler, Bunny, 50
Sanger, Margaret, 147, 189, 205
Sarasota, Fla., 258–60
Saturday Night Live, 88
Sauls, Kelvin, 192–93
Schakowsky, Jan, 117
Schaut, Sophie, 250
Schiliro, Phil, 7
Schlafly, Phyllis, 42–43
Schlesinger nursing home strike, 71–72, 100
school prayer, xi
school sports, gender inequality in, 34–35, 50
Schriock, Stephanie, 231
Scott-Heron, Gil, 52–53
Seabrook nuclear plant, 53–55
Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, The (Wagner), 127
Sebelius, Kathleen, 161
Senate, Texas, PP’s legislative fight in, 200–207
health care debate in, 253–57
Service Employees International Union (SEIU), 67, 73–75, 121
sex education programs, 158–59, 161, 258, 260
sexual assault, 195, 229, 239, 262
sexually transmitted diseases, 159
Shaffer, Jono, 73–75
Shakow, Peter, 107
Shea, Gerry, 67
Sierra Club, 121–22
Simpson, Dee, 87
Sinclair, Don, 111
Singiser, Dana, 6–7
Sleater-Kinney, 244
Slepian, Barnett, 180
“slut walks,” 136
Smith, Anna Deavere, 170
Smith, Liz, 173
Smith, Robert, 170
Smith College, 38
Smoot, Samantha, 113–14, 160–61
Solana, Nancy, 112
Sotomayor, Sonia, 208
Source, The, 258
South Africa, 52–53
South Dakota, 157
Southern New Hampshire University, 215–16
Southern Poverty Law Center, 178
Speier, Jackie, 17
Spratt, John, 118
Stabenow, Debbie, 191
Stamberg, Susan, 213
“Stand with Texas Women” coalition, 201
Steinem, Gloria, 241
Stephanopoulos, George, 221
Stern, Andy, 121
Stoesz, Sarah, 157–58
Stone, Emma, 254
Stuart, Sally, 51–52
student protests, 38, 41, 47–49, 90–91, 95, 141–42, 200
Stupak Amendment, 191–94
Subak, Tom, 155–56
Sunshine, Ken, 241
Supreme Court, U.S., 24, 26, 37, 136, 190, 207–8, 211
Susan G. Komen for the Cure, 181–85
Swisher, Lindsay, 159
Talbot, Madeline, 102
Tambo, Oliver, 53
tax evasion, 92–93
Taylor, Amy, 156
Taylor, Holland, 172–73
Taylor, James and Caroline, 233
Teigen, Chrissy, 241
Texas, University of, 96, 133, 134, 201
Texas Baptist Convention, 110
Texas Faith Network, 110
Texas Freedom Network (TFN; formerly Texas Freedom Alliance), 107–14, 108, 123, 140, 160
Texas State Cemetery, 170
textbook censorship, 105–7, 109–10
Thanksgiving, 45–46, 74, 125–26, 217
Third World Coalition, 38
Tiller, George, 175–81
Timmaraju, Mini, 231
Toledo, Elizabeth, 152
Tolman, Deb, 179–80
Towner, Dean, 38–39
Trump, Donald:
and Access Hollywood Tapes, 229
in Las Vegas debate, 230–32
presidency of, 42, 199, 245–49, 252–53
presidential campaign of, 226, 229–31
Trump, Ivanka, 245–49
Twitter, 184, 186, 202, 215, 245, 249, 252, 256
Tyler, Tex., 67–68, 72, 85, 203
Ubiñas, Luis, 179–80
union organizing, 60–61, 69, 138, 219
collective bargaining and, 101
CR’s career in, 56–57, 59–76, 76, 81, 84, 102, 142, 219
United Labor Union (ULU), 59, 62
United Steelworkers, 122
University Baptist Church, 110
Van de Putte, Leticia, 203
Vatican II, 66
Vietnam War, opposition to, xi, 30, 32
von Furstenberg, Diane, 254
Voudouris, Johnny, 41–42
Waco, Tex., 21–22, 24, 44, 86–87, 93, 209
Walkington, Gina, 250
Warren, Elizabeth, 6
Washington, D.C.:
CR’s Congressional involvement in, 113–20
CR’s internship in, 49–51
PP presidential forum in, 161
Richards family in, 28–29, 44, 134–35, 137, 147, 150–52
Washington, Kerry, 210–11
weapons of mass destruction, 115–16
Wellstone, Paul, 157
Wesleyan University, 64, 141–42
Westboro Baptist Church, 178
Westlake Hills High School, 34–35
Westlake Junior High, 32
White, Mark, 87
Whitten, Sam, 27
Whole Woman’s Health, 208
Wikler, Ben, 255
Williams, Clayton, 90, 90, 92–93, 97, 229
Williams, Monte, 87
Willis, Cecil “Poppy,” 21–22, 35, 44, 56, 79, 93
Willis, “Nona,” 22, 24, 79, 93, 114, 129, 168
Wilson, Eddie, 30–31
Wintour, Anna, 254
Wirth, Tim, 138
Wisconsin, Planned Parenthood of, 249–51
Woman of Valor (Chesler), 147
women:
athletes, 196
dual work and parenting responsibilities of, 63, 117, 126, 137–38, 175
growing political impact of, 162, 194–95, 213, 216, 228–29, 239–45, 257, 260, 263
political challenges for, 37–38, 46, 82, 86, 90, 117–18, 203
in support of Ann Richards, 88
on Supreme Court, 208–9
traditional role of, 24–25, 35–36, 42, 83, 117, 139
in union organizing, 61
workplace inequality of, xiii, 61–63, 133, 185, 251, 262
Women’s Legal Defense Fund, 50
Women’s March on Washington, 239–45
women’s movement:
Ann Richards’s commitment to, 37–38, 42, 117, 171–72, 174
ERA defeat as motivation for, 42–43
evolving progress of, 50, 78, 81, 86, 96, 119, 133
resistance in, 239–60
Youngdahl, Jim, 70–71
Youth Against Pollution, 33
Zedillo, Ernesto, 98–99