{"product_id":"fire-in-my-soul-paperback","title":"Fire in My Soul - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoan Steinau Lester\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEleanor Holmes Norton\u003c\/b\u003e (With), \u003cb\u003eCoretta Scott King\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImpassioned civil rights activist, champion of women's rights, hard-driving legislator -- U.S. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton is known in Washington as the \"Warrior on the Hill.\" \u003ci\u003eFire in My Soul\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of Norton's extraordinary political career, told from a personal perspective. \u003cbr\u003e Author Joan Steinau Lester met Norton in 1958 while they were both students at Antioch College. \u003ci\u003eFire in My Soul\u003c\/i\u003e charts their longstanding friendship and tells of Norton's rise to leadership -- from her early on-campus activism to demanding a Senate hearing for Anita Hill to standing before the Supreme Court to uphold first amendment rights. Filled with scores of Lester's conversations and correspondence with Norton, interviews with Norton's colleagues and confidantes, and dozens of original photographs, \u003ci\u003eFire in My Soul\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling biography of one of the greatest political pioneers in American history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoan Steinau Lester, Ed.D., is an award-winning journalist and author of four critically acclaimed books. Her writing has appeared in many newspapers and magazines, including \u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Chicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Cosmopolitan.\u003c\/i\u003e She lives in Northern California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.03 x 8.36 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 06, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748746789152,"sku":"9780743407885","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/aa1cc8bb72fcfc98d8977aed92cd4aaa.webp?v=1779915151","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/fire-in-my-soul-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}