Author: Jennifer Steinhauer

Jennifer Steinhauer has been a reporter for The New York Times since 1994. She is the author of a novel, two cookbooks and the upcoming book "The Firsts" the story of the women of the 116th Congress.
"The Firsts": How Freshman Rep. Sharice Davids Showed Up for Her Community

“The Firsts”: How Freshman Rep. Sharice Davids Showed Up for Her Community

The new women of Congress, many of them firsts from their racial or ethnic group to serve in their district—or, as in Rep. Sharice Davids’s case, the nation—undertook their roles beyond lawmaking.

(The following is an excerpt from Chapter 8 of “The Firsts: The Inside Story of the Women Reshaping Congress,” by New York Times reporter Jennifer Steinhauer.)