TY - BOOK AU - Eisenstadt,Pauline TI - A woman in both houses: my career in New Mexico politics SN - 9780826350251 AV - F801.4.E47 A3 2012eb U1 - 328.73/092 22 PY - 2012/// CY - Albuquerque PB - University of New Mexico Press KW - Eisenstadt, Pauline, KW - New Mexico KW - Legislature KW - House of Representatives KW - Biography KW - Senate KW - fast KW - Women legislators KW - Legislators KW - Women KW - Political activity KW - Femmes KW - Activité politique KW - Nouveau-Mexique KW - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY KW - Political KW - bisacsh KW - POLITICAL SCIENCE KW - Government KW - Legislative Branch KW - Politics and government KW - 1951- KW - Autobiography KW - Electronic books KW - Autobiographies KW - Biographies KW - lcgft KW - rvmgf N1 - Includes index; Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword by Jim Belshaw; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1: The Changing Role of Women; 2: Back to School; 3: How I Got into Politics; 4: Democratic National Convention: San Francisco, 1984; 5: Political Campaigns; 6: The New Mexico Legislature and the National Conference of State Legislatures; 7: Legislative Issues and Decision Making; 8: Legislative Diplomacy: Trips to China and Japan; 9: Capital Projects, or the Pork Bills; 10: My Time in the House of Representatives: 1985-1993; 11: Antiterrorism and Energy Legislation; 12: Death Threats, the State Cookie, and an Automobile Accident13: Ethics Legislation; 14: At Home from 1993 to 1996; 15: The Media: Communicating with the Public; 16: The State Senate of New Mexico: 1996-2000; 17: The Teaching of Evolution; 18: Hate Crimes Legislation; 19: Capital Projects, Sprint Legislation, and Wackenhut; 20: Telecommunications Legislation and Retirement; 21: Life After Politics; Index; Back Cover N2 - Pauline Eisenstadt's memoir takes readers to the floors of the House and Senate, offering an insider's view of how New Mexico's government operates-or doesn't UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=442289 ER -