Uriah stephens biography of nancy pelosi

(1940-)

Who Is Nancy Pelosi?

Nancy Pelosi began her political career as a volunteer and gradually moved up the ranks, making the leap to public office in a special election for California's Eighth District in 1987.

Uriah Milton Rose, statue donated by Arkansas: Rose, an attorney, was a strong supporter of the Confederacy.

Uriah Milton Rose, statue donated by Arkansas: Rose, an attorney, was a strong supporter of the Confederacy.

Uriah Rose.

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday called on Speaker Paul Ryan (R., Wis.) to remove Confederate statues from the US Capitol building.

President Abraham Lincoln's trust in Stephens led to the Hampton Roads Peace Conference, which was unsuccessful.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is demanding that statues of Confederate figures such as Jefferson Davis be removed from the U.S. Capitol.

She became the first female Democratic leader of the House of Representatives and the first female speaker of the House.

Early Life and Career

Pelosi was born Nancy D'Alesandro on March 26, 1940, in Baltimore, Maryland.

Pelosi carries on the family tradition of being involved in politics. Her father served in Congress and was the mayor of Baltimore for 12 years, and her brother Thomas later served as mayor of Baltimore as well.

Pelosi graduated from Trinity College in Washington, D.C., in 1962.

While a student there, she met Paul Pelosi.

Alexander Hamilton Stephens, statue donated by Georgia: Stephens was a Confederate politician who served as the vice president of the Confederate States.

The two later married and moved to San Francisco. They had five children: Nancy Corinne, Christine, Jacqueline, Paul and Alexandra.

Focused on raising her family, Pelosi got into politics slowly, starting out as a