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Ann Richards

‘Life Was Her Art’: Nadine Eckhardt Remembered as an Influential Cultural Conduit in Texas and Washington

A lifelong progressive activist, Eckhardt always managed to straddle both the establishment and counterculture.

by Shelby Brammer and Sidney Brammer

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Wendy Davis’ Reproductive Rights Conundrum

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What Wendy Davis Can Learn from Ann Richards’ Gubernatorial Campaign

by Mary Beth Rogers

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Ann Richards Oct 10, 2012

Ann Richards’ Legacy

by Sarah Weddington

Oct 10, 2012

Ann Richards: A Populist and a Feminist Icon

by Bill Sanderson

Afterword: Reminiscences of Gay El Paso

by Laurie Eiserloh

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