Wow! The book starts out with Amelia Cooke growing up in an orphanage, and how she follows a man she met who works as a lobbyist and followed him around until he finally gave in and listened to her she wanted to do what he did. She had learned as much as she could and she had a knack for never forgetting people's names or the names of their wives or children. That helped him a lot so he took her in and started training her, later in the book, he has died, and she was hired by the National Women's Suffrage to lobby for them to convince all of the voting Senators to vote for women to get the right to vote. How she went about doing what she did for them, and descriptions of how the men did things in this book, I can see how it is probably true that men and women in the Senate now probably do things the same way. I found the book engrossing, following Amelia from a small child until she was one of the only female lobbyist's who wasn't always welcome among the men. I think most anyone would find the story very interesting and it is definitely a fast read! Loved the book.
Description of book as found on Good Reads: Growing up in an orphanage prepared Amelia Cooke for the high-stakes role of a female lobbyist surrounded by the egos of the 1887 Congress, a time before women had the right to vote. Her success in the isolating male arena comes from using the tactics she’s learned from those who oppressed her. So when she’s hired by the National Women’s Suffrage Association to help pass a proposed constitutional amendment granting women’s voting rights, Amelia feels empowered to at last win a place for herself and give all women a voice in the world. What she doesn’t foresee is the charismatic and calculating Senator Edward Stillman who threatens to ruin her hard-earned reputation and end her career.
