- Collection:
- Reflections on Georgia Politics oral history collection, 2006-2010
- Title:
- Stacey Abrams [videorecording], 9 June 2015.
- Creator:
- Abrams, Stacey
Short, Bob, 1932 - Date of Original:
- 2015-06-09
- Subject:
- Democratic Party (Ga.)
- People:
- Abrams, Stacey
- Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- oral histories (literary works)
interviews - Type:
- Moving Image
- Format:
- video/mp4
- Description:
- Stacey Abrams talks about her family and early life in Mississippi. She recalls attending Spelman College, becoming politically involved on campus, and continuing to study at LBJ School of Public Policy and then Yale Law School. Abrams talks about her female role models, describes her various public service position as a non-profit tax attorney, deputy city attorney for Atlanta, and legislator, and discusses her business ventures, including Insomnia Consulting Firm and NOWaccount Network Corporation. Abrams also discusses the origin of her love of reading and writing, the experience of being a published author, and her philosophy regarding managing responsibilities across diverse roles.
Finding aid available in repository.
Georgia Representative Stacey Abrams was born in Madison, Wisconsin, and grew up in Mississippi m. She attended Spelman College in Georgia as an undergraduate, graduated from the LBJ School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas as a master’s student, and received J.D. from the Yale Law School. Abrams worked as Deputy City Attorney for Atlanta, and then began entrepreneurial ventures, including a consulting firm and a financial services firm. Abrams has been recognized by multiple organizations for leadership and entrepreneurship. She has represented Georgia’s 89th District in the Georgia House of Representatives since 2007, and has served as House Minority Leader since 2011. Abrams is also a published author of eleven romance-suspense novels, under the pen name Selena Montgomery.
Interviewed by Bob Short. - Metadata URL:
- http://purl.libs.uga.edu/russell/RBRL220ROGP-161/ohms
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- Resources may be used under the guidelines described by the U.S. Copyright Office in Section 107, Title 17, United States Code (Fair use). Parties interested in production or commercial use of the resources should contact the Russell Library for a fee schedule.
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection, ROGP 161, Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.
- Extent:
- 1 interview (20.0 min.) : sd., col.
- Original Collection:
- Reflections on Georgia Politics Oral History Collection
http://sclfind.libs.uga.edu/sclfind/view?docId=ead/RBRL220ROGP.xml - Holding Institution:
- Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
- Rights:
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