Forgetting to be Afraid by Wendy Davis

Forgetting to be Afraid by Wendy Davis

An inspiring memoir by Wendy Davis, one of America's brightest political stars and hero to women's rights supporters everywhere.

In June of 2013, Texas state senator Wendy Davis became an overnight political sensation when she singlehandedly filibustered Governor Rick Perry's sweeping anti-abortion bill. Her personal story is just as remarkable. The daughter of a single mother, Davis, at age 19, was on her way to becoming a single mother herself. She was living with her own young daughter in a trailer park while working two jobs and struggling to make ends meet. Still, she managed to attend and graduate from Texas Christian University and Harvard Law School, be elected to the Fort Worth City Council and the Texas Senate, and, in 2014, became the most serious Democrat in two decades to make a run for governor. Refreshing and forthright, Forgetting to Be Afraid is a deeply moving testament to the enduring power of the American Dream.

An inspiring memoir by Wendy Davis, one of America's brightest political stars and hero to women's rights supporters everywhere.

In June of 2013, Texas state senator Wendy Davis became an overnight political sensation when she singlehandedly filibustered Governor Rick Perry's sweeping anti-abortion bill. Her personal story is just as remarkable. The daughter of a single mother, Davis, at age 19, was on her way to becoming a single mother herself. She was living with her own young daughter in a trailer park while working two jobs and struggling to make ends meet. Still, she managed to attend and graduate from Texas Christian University and Harvard Law School, be elected to the Fort Worth City Council and the Texas Senate, and, in 2014, became the most serious Democrat in two decades to make a run for governor. Refreshing and forthright, Forgetting to Be Afraid is a deeply moving testament to the enduring power of the American Dream.

Wendy Russell Davis is a lawyer and Democratic politician from Fort Worth, Texas, who serves in the Texas Senate District 10. On June 25, 2013, Davis staged a ten-hour filibuster to stop Senate Bill 5, which would have imposed additional abortion restrictions in Texas. Davis rose to national prominence as a result of his filibuster and has expressed interest in running for Governor in 2014.

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ISBN 13	9780147516381
ISBN 10	0147516382
Title	Forgetting to be Afraid
Author	Wendy Davis
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Plume
Year published	2015-08-18
Number of pages	320
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