Articles tagged: Ann Richards
What Wendy Davis Can Learn from Ann Richards’ Gubernatorial Campaign
I think there are three broad lessons from the 1990 Richards campaign that might help Wendy Davis become the first Democrat to hold the governor’s office in 2...Read More
Ann Richards’ Legacy
Six years have passed since cancer claimed Ann Richards. I miss her, and so do many others....Read More
Ann Richards: A Populist and a Feminist Icon
In the epilogue of this fascinating biography, a 70-year-old Ann Richards recalls in an interview with University of Texas political scientist Jim Henson how he...Read More
Afterword: Reminiscences of Gay El Paso
It was 1991—the year of the jewel-tone suit. Ann Richards was the governor, and I was the 20-something executive director of the Lesbian and Gay Rights Lobby ...Read More