All Roads Lead to Power: The Appointed and Elected Paths to Public Office for U.S. Women

William G. McGowan Theater
Washington, DC

In her new book, Kaitlin Sidorsky analyzes how many more women are appointed, rather than elected, to political office and questions the manner in which political ambition, particularly among women, is typically studied and understood. A book signing follows the program.

Rightfully Hers programs are made possible in part by the National Archives Foundation through the generous support of Unilever, Pivotal Ventures, Carl M. Freeman Foundation in honor of Virginia Allen Freeman, AARP, AT&T, Ford Motor Company Fund, Facebook, Barbara Lee Family Foundation Fund at the Boston Foundation, Google, HISTORY^®, and Jacqueline B. Mars. Additional support provided by the Bernstein Family Foundation and the Hearst Foundations. Additional support provided by the Bernstein Family Foundation and the Hearst Foundations.