Tag: politics
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“Make Your Bed” and Make a Difference: 10 Lessons I Learned from the LBJ Women’s Campaign School
The first cohort of scholars at the LBJ Women’s Campaign School graduated on Jan. 9, and I am so grateful to have been part of this program’s inaugural 2020-2021 class. Fifty women from across the nation and political spectrum — doctors, nurses, entrepreneurs, teachers, lawyers, community activists and veterans — were selected to participate in…
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Lessons from “The Gatekeepers”
In a lot of ways, 2017 and 2018 blurred. Maybe it’s that I’ve mentality adjusted to the biennial session of the Texas Legislature. Another contributing factor is the fall-spring-summer academic semesters bridge across calendar years. Undeniably, the constant stream of headlines since President Donald Trump’s inauguration in January of 2017 has also played into this…