{"product_id":"a-woman-of-firsts-margaret-heckler-political-trailblazer-hardcover","title":"A Woman of Firsts: Margaret Heckler, Political Trailblazer - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKimberly Heckler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJean Sinzdak\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Top Five Pick on The Harvard Kennedy School Women and Public Policy Program's 2025 Gender Equity Summer Reading List\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe extraordinary story of Margaret O'Shaughnessy Heckler offers a rare view into the behind-the-scenes world of American politics from the 1960s through the 1980s. Her career spanned five presidencies: Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, and Reagan. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe daughter of Irish immigrants, Margaret Heckler represented the American dream. She served as a congresswoman, a presidential cabinet secretary, and an ambassador-all groundbreaking achievements for a woman of her era. The fiery Irish Republican (R-MA) mastered the seemingly unbeatable game of being a woman in a man's world and a Republican in a Democratic state, becoming a champion for others against all odds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHeckler was the only newly elected woman appointed to Congress in 1966, entering rooms where few women were invited before. Her landmark legislation, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, gave women the right to credit in their own names for the first time in American history. She also convinced presidential nominee Ronald Reagan to appoint the first woman Supreme Court Justice, Sandra Day O'Connor. As President Reagan's Health and Human Services Secretary, Heckler was one of the most powerful women in America, responsible for the third-largest budget in the world. She took the lead in addressing the AIDS crisis and commissioned the\u003ci\u003e Heckler Report \u003c\/i\u003eto address racial inequities in health care. She was later appointed by Reagan as the first female ambassador to Ireland, a highly sought-after diplomatic post. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Woman of Firsts\u003c\/i\u003e is a tribute to a woman who helped break the glass ceiling and fought to provide equality and justice for millions of Americans.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKimberly Heckler\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and the daughter-in-law of Margaret Heckler. She is a member of the Harvard Kennedy School's Women's Leadership Board and the Library of Congress Women's History and Gender Studies Group. She has devoted more than ten years to the creation of Margaret's biography. She lives in Northern Virginia with her husband, John, and their three children.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.07 x 9.19 x 6.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47603198787769,"sku":"9781493086085","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0686\/4309\/4713\/files\/O5CTU-gwVY9781493086085.webp?v=1781708250","url":"https:\/\/thoobo.com\/products\/a-woman-of-firsts-margaret-heckler-political-trailblazer-hardcover","provider":"Thoobo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}