Quite a life! : from defeat to defeat ... and back by Schwartz, Carol, 1944- author instant download

Quite a life! : from defeat to defeat ... and back by Schwartz, Carol, 1944- author instant download

744, xi pages : 23 cm, After graduating from the University of Texas in 1965, Carol Schwartz, born in Mississippi and raised in Midland, Texas, visited Washington, D.C. But Carol began a journey that took her away from the familiar to D.C. and the dynamic world of local politics. Then a Republican in a city where Democrats made up nearly 80% of voters, she ran for Mayor and nearly beat Marion Barry in 1994 in the closest Mayoral election in the city's history. Carol talks about growing up on the poor side of the tracks in that small West Texas town, where she worked starting from age eight in the family store. There were only a few Jewish families and some prejudice. Carol was often responsible for caring for her beloved older brother and only sibling Johnny, who was intellectually disabled. And she was also the target of a brilliant but full-of-rage father. Carol describes life with her own family--her three kids and husband David, who suffered from severe depression. Depression, though, and Jack Daniels ultimately caused David's death when the children were teenagers. She ran for the D.C. Board of Education in 1974 and won. Carol also helped to create Banneker Academic High School and work for educational reforms. She ran for and won a position on the D.C. Council starting in 1985. Carol advocated good government and sought to end some questionable government practices. She also worked for the passage of sick and safe leave for private sector workers, making D.C. the second jurisdiction in the country to have it. She ran for Mayor several times in spite of the odds. She has volunteered for people with HIV/AIDS and other marginalized groups, and served for nearly two decades on the Board of the Whitman-Walker Clinic. She became the first woman president of the Metropolitan Police Boys and Girls Clubs in its 61-year history. She still continues her volunteer work in many different fields, Publisher from Amazon website (viewed January 19, 2021), Includes…