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Author:

Bowman, Cynthia Grant, 1945-

Title:

Dawn Clark Netsch : a political life / Cynthia Grant Bowman.

Publisher:

Northwestern University Press,

Copyright Date:

2010

Description:

viii, 334 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Netsch, Dawn Clark.
Legislators--Illinois--Biography.
Women legislators--Illinois--Biography.
Illinois--Politics and government--1951-
Politicians--Illinois--Biography.
Women politicians--Illinois--Biography.
Illinois.--Comptroller's Office--Officials and employees--Biography.
Democratic Party (Ill.)--Biography.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-319) and index.

Contents:

Growing up in Cincinnati -- Northwestern University -- The law -- Adlai Stevenson, 1952 -- Covington & Burling, 1952-1954 -- Back to Chicago and the Committee on Illinois Government -- Starting to take on the Machine -- Springfield and Governor Kerner -- Walter Netsch -- Teaching law -- Con con -- Taking on the Machine, Act 2 -- Legislative Losses and gains -- Life outside the legislature -- Comptroller -- The race for Governor of Illinois -- Life after losing an election.

Series:

Chicago lives

ISBN:

0810124114 (trade cloth : alk. paper)
9780810124110 (trade cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)318428564

LCCN:

2009032427

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

N5UX522 -- University of Iowa Law Library (Iowa City)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)