I've never been at all interested in the writings of politicos, so since I do admire Ann Richards, I've chosen to read this book to fulfill the 'political memoir' category of the 2016 Reading Challenge.
Synopsis: Ann Richards chronicles her life from her childhood in Lakeview, Texas through her service as State Treasurer. She talks about fulfilling the role of a wife and mother during the years that led up to the assassination of President Kennedy and her gradual move into becoming a political leader. She also gives a good deal of information about how campaigns are run and what it takes to win an election. I was surprised that she went to neighborhoods, knocked on doors and talked to people individually rather than only giving speeches.
Review: Although this is not the best written book (choppy throughout with leaps from one situation to another), it is interesting. Her perspective on what it takes to be a female in business and in politics doesn't seem all that different from what women are experiencing today, some 20 years later. Her philosophy that government functions to serve the people by actually listening to individual and small groups of voters seems to be missing, or at least not apparent, in our current environment. ( )