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SUMMARY:Authors! with Carol Moseley Braun
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DESCRIPTION:Join us for Authors! with former U.S. Senator and Retired U.S.
  Ambassador\, Carol Moseley Braun. .\nhttps://toledo.libnet.info/event/136
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>ABOUT THE BOOK:</strong><br />In <
 em><strong>TRAILBLAZER</strong></em>\, Moseley Braun details her stormy ch
 ildhood in post-World War II Chicago up to her many firsts since entering 
 politics in the 1970s\, shattering ceilings and making history: The first 
 Black woman ever elected to the Senate. The first Black woman on the Senat
 e Judiciary committee. The first woman to represent the state of Illinois 
 in Congress. The first Black woman to serve as a U.S Ambassador to New Zea
 land.<br />Yet her journey to Capitol Hill and to international renown was
  not an easy one\, rife with obstacles\, controversies\, and lessons learn
 ed. In this memoir\, Moseley Braun candidly shares the story of her extrao
 rdinary life in a fascinating narrative filled with poignant\, powerful\, 
 and sometimes funny stories.<br /><em><strong>TRAILBLAZER</strong></em> is
  a story of perseverance\, a moving narrative from a once-in-a-generation 
 icon\, steeped in the history of our nation. Carol Moseley Braun offers re
 aders her uniquely American story and an optimistic letter to future gener
 ations on the work we have done and have yet to do\, to ensure that the Un
 ited States lives up to the promise of liberty and justice for all.<br /><
 strong></strong></p>\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</strong><br />Carol Mos
 eley Braun served as the first African American woman in the U.S. Senate f
 rom 1993 to 1999. In the Senate\, her legislative initiatives ran the gamu
 t from championing women&rsquo\;s health to civil rights. She holds a Bach
 elor of Arts degree from the University of Illinois and received a Juris D
 octorate from the University of Chicago. Following law school\, one of her
  earliest positions was as an Assistant United States Attorney\, where she
  garnered the Attorney General's Special Achievement Award. Carol is a fre
 quent on-air guest political analyst and has been featured in numerous bro
 adcasts\, radio podcasts\, and profiles.<br />A devoted mother and proud g
 randmother of twins\, she faithfully serves on the Consecration Committee 
 for the Episcopal Diocese. This is her first book\, written in collaborati
 on with award-winning journalist Donna M. Owens.</p>\n<p></p>\n<p><strong>
 ABOUT THE PRESENTATION:&nbsp\;</strong>There will be a forty-five-minute m
 oderated conversation followed by a brief audience question and answer.</p
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