Despite making historic strides for women over the years,Nancy Pelosihas only recently risen to icon status.
“I really want women to know their power, to value their experience.
Here are some of the lesser-known facts about our first Madame Speaker.
“It was always fascinating to me that her name was Nancy,” she said.
“I didn’t really know too many other Nancys except for my mother.”
As for her real-life heroines, Pelosi took examples closer to home, praising her mother and daughters.
“I just wonder.”
She attended JFK’s inaugural ball
Nancy Pelosi began orbiting the political sphere at a young age.
And as a student at Trinity College, she was front and center at JFK’s inauguration.
Kennedy’s presidency ushered in a new era of liberalism that attracted young activists.
“Forget movie stars.
Pelosi spent her childhood trailing her father at campaign events.
She toldThe Washington Postshe wished her family did more “normal” activities as a kid.
“I saw people whose families had weekends and things like that.
We were always doing political events,” she shared.
“She knew how to be organized.
She crammed a lot into one day,” said her colleague Rep. Anna G. Eshoo.
“Those are transferable talents to heading up the caucus.”
She became the Northern California Democratic chairwoman in 1977, and later the statewide chair in ‘81.
HRC cofounder James Hormel said her constituents see her as “a very vigorous defender of their rights.”
The estate’s architect has described it as “inspired by Palladian villas.”
Along with a guesthouse, there’s also a unique Z-shaped pool and orchards that grow aCabernet Sauvignoncrop.
This is a marked increase to past earnings in the $50,000 to $100,000 category they previously reported.
For the Speaker, being a Democrat and a Catholic are very much entwined.
“We saw our Democratic values as related to our religious values,” she toldThe Washington Post.
“So it was almost a moral imperative that we would be community oriented.”
But one particular day at the hair salon caused a media firestorm.
However, the city was still under strict quarantine from the COVID-19 pandemic.
According to Pelosi, she had called the salon beforehand to find out what was allowable under quarantine guidelines.
“It was a setup, and I take responsibility for falling for a setup,” she said.
Pelosi’s children would know best.
Her former role as a fulltime homemaker and mother of five has shaped how she leads.
And her parenting experience may have helped her win over her caucus time and again.
“She’s used to synchronized chaos,” her daughter Christine said.
“She’s used to people wanting to be different and wanting to strive.”
“But I can just tell you, a troublemaker with a gavel that’s the real difference.”
Wielding the gavel has been a boon for Democrats, who have united under her leadership.
She even repealed “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” not to mention shetwice impeachedDonald Trump.
“Who can do what she can do?
The answer is nobody.”
While it was a taxing undertaking, she pulled it off with a final 219-212 vote (perCongress.gov).
She’s even been known to eat it while exercising.
“It’s okay to eat ice cream while you’re riding a bike,” she toldHuffPost.
Pelosi’s San Francisco seat isn’t exactly competitive, so where does all the cash go?
She’ll also personally contact donors and send handwritten notes to show her appreciation.
She is one of the most gracious people that you’ll ever meet,” one mega-donor said.
