Description
Acclaimed author Sally Denton brings to life every dimension of the extraordinary Helen Gahagan Douglas in The Pink Lady, a compelling account of Douglas's incomparable life as stage star, politician, and public intellectual. A three-term congresswoman who ran for the U.S. Senate against Richard Nixon just thirty years after women gained the right to vote, Douglas was also a Broadway star, opera prima donna, friend of FDR, lover of LBJ, and passionate New Dealer. Tagged "The Pink Lady" during a brutal 1950 Senate campaign waged by Nixon and brought down by the same McCarthyist anti-Red hysteria that was sweeping Hollywood, Douglas is restored through Denton's rich narrative to her rightful place as a pioneer in American politics and torchbearer for progressive ideals.
Author: Sally Denton
Publisher: Sally Denton
Published: 02/18/2019
Pages: 300
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.67d
ISBN13: 9781733658010
ISBN10: 1733658017
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Political
- Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts
- Biography & Autobiography | Women