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Biography of Barbara Boxer
Name: Barbara Boxer
Birth Date: November 11, 1940
Death Date: N/A
Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupations: senator
Barbara Boxer
Barbara Boxer (born 1940) is a Democratic Senator from California.Barbara Boxer was one of six women elected to the U.S. Senate in 1992. Representing California as a Democrat, she was part of a larger movement that swept an increased number of women into positions of power within the government. A 10-year veteran of Congress, Boxer rose through her energetic and combative style, and her fealty to the liberal causes which had first inspired her entrance into politics--feminism and environmentalism chief among them. The product of a conventional background and upbringing, Boxer was inspired by the social upheavals of the 1960s to look beyond her home and family to make her mark on the world at large.Boxer's origins and early years gave little hint of the career she would eventually pursue. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, the child of immigrants, in 1940. Boxer later recalled a conventional and …showed first 150 words…
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…showed last 150 words…American invasion of Grenada1991: Persian Gulf WarBoxer's contemporaries:Tom Brokaw (1940-) American news anchorShirley Muldowney (1940-) American race car driverJesse Jackson (1941-) American politician and activistRichard Gephardt (1941-) U.S. CongressmanLucille Roybal-Allard (1941-) U.S. CongresswomanJerry Garcia (1941-1995) American rock musicianSelected world events:1943: Jefferson Memorial dedicated in Washington, DC1945: Women's suffrage enacted in France1950: "Peanuts" cartoon strip debuted in newspapers1954: Senator Joseph McCarthy was censured by Senate colleagues1961: Peace Corps established by John F. Kennedy1980: Cable News Network (CNN) went on the air1992: California jury acquits Los Angeles policemen of charges brought in connection with last year's beating of Rodney King. Further Reading further readingCalifornia Journal, April 1, 1992; June 1, 1994.Fresno Bee (Fresno, California), November 13, 2001, p. A7.Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service, November 7, 2002.Ms., March/April 1992, p. 86. National Review, October 19, 1992, p. 21.New York Times, October 25, 1993, p. A15.San Francisco Chronicle, January 23, 2002, p. A3; July 30, 2002, p. A2.Additional information was obtained from Senator Boxer's Home Page on the Internet.
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