Against the Tide

Against the Tide

One Woman's Political Struggle

  • Autor: Keyserling, Harriet; Riley, Richard W.
  • Editor: University of South Carolina Press
  • ISBN: 9781570035418
  • eISBN Pdf: 9781643361208
  • Lloc de publicació:  South Carolina , United States
  • Any de publicació digital: 2020
  • Mes: Febrer
  • DDC: 328/.092
  • Idioma: Anglés

An unconventional politician's struggle to effect change in spite of overwhelming obstacles

Against the Tide tells the intensely personal story of Harriet Keyserling, an unconventional politician struggling to gain self confidence, beat the odds, and make a lasting difference. Tracing Keyserling's journey into the world of "good ol' boy" Southern politics and her labors to reform the political system in South Carolina, it is the story of a woman who arrived a Yankee liberal and became an effective eight-term legislator in the South Carolina House of Representatives. At a time when the political tide was turning, Keyserling proved that one person can effect change in spite of overwhelming obstacles. In the new preface to this paperback edition, Keyserling brings her story up to the present and discusses its relevance to a radically different political scene.

  • Cover
  • Against the Tide
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. Family
  • 2. The Keyserlings
  • 3. Beaufort
  • 4. County Council: The First Step
  • 5. Running for the Legislature
  • 6. Cast of Characters
  • 7. The Beaufort Delegation
  • 8. Past Reformers
  • 9. The First Year
  • 10. My First Bills
  • 11. Nuclear Waste
  • 12. Filibusters
  • 13. The Five-Percent Reserve Fund Caper
  • 14. The Education Improvement Act
  • 15. NCSL: Going National
  • 16. Women and Politics
  • 17. The Arts and State Government
  • 18. Other Elections
  • 19. Energy Policies
  • 20. Back to Beaufort
  • Index

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