Fire in My Soul

Impassioned civil rights activist, champion of women's rights, hard-driving legislator -- U.S. Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton is known in Washington as the "Warrior on the Hill."Fire in My Soulis the story of Norton's extraordinary political career, told from a personal perspective.Author Joan Steinau Lester met Norton in 1958 while they were both students at Antioch College.Fire in My Soulcharts their longstanding friendship and tells of Norton's rise to leadership -- from her early on-campus activism to demanding a Senate hearing for Anita Hill to standing before the Supreme Court to uphold first amendment rights. Filled with scores of Lester's conversations and correspondence with Norton, interviews with Norton's colleagues and confidantes, and dozens of original photographs,Fire in My Soulis a compelling biography of one of the greatest political pioneers in American history.

Dr. Joan Steinau Lester is an award-winning commentator, syndicated op/ed columnist, and author of The Future of White Men and Other Diversity Dilemmas and Taking Charge: Every Woman's Action Guide. Her work has appeared in publications such as the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, USA Today, and the San Francisco Chronicle. She has been regularly featured on National Public Radio and Public Radio International.