Bella Abzug: A Woman’s Place Is in the House … of Representatives

Explore the transformative nature of Bella Abzug’s early political career and her impact on American democracy. Through a blend of video analysis, interpretation of graphs from the Pew Research Center, and Abzug’s 1970 congressional campaign materials, the resource prompts students to examine how Abzug’s unconventional political style and legislative focus on child care, mass transit funding and accessibility, and LGBTQ+ rights expanded the definition of representation.