A MUST READ POLITICAL HISTORY AND MEMOIR FOR OUR TIMES
The book’s narrative style—blunt, unflinching, honest—serves the story well…educational and entertaining, with a wry, ironic wit evident throughout.”
--Kirkus Review,
For the first time ever, in 2008 our country almost had a woman as nominee for President of the United States. What about the women who came before?
At the height of the Vietnam War protests, Judith Nies held “the most interesting job in Washington” as the chief staffer to a core group of anti-war congressmen. A graduate of John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) with an impressive international resume, Nies had everything she needed to succeed in Washington except for one obvious characteristic: she was the wrong gender.
In THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND: A Narrative History of the 1960’s and How Women Transformed America (Harper Collins), Nies chronicles her struggle to cope with and finally overcome the limited opportunities for women in society and politics. Shocked to find herself the focus of an FBI investigation due to her political activities, Nies traded in her role as a dutiful wife and marginalized employee to become one of a growing number of brave women who carved out a new path toward social reform.
THE GIRL I LEFT BEHIND is a compelling and perceptive biography for our current political landscape that presents the underpinnings of the 60s era and the women's movement in a fresh and personal way.
Photographer Bernie Boston took this iconic photograph during an anti-Vietnam Warm demonstration in 1967. It appeared in the Washington Star Newspaper and I called up and bought a copy of the photo the day it appeared.
