Women in Alaska Politics - Sarah Palin, Diane E. Benson, Thelma Buchholdt, Dianne M. Keller, Sarah James, Dana Fabe (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Sarah Palin, Diane E. Benson, Thelma Buchholdt, Dianne M. Keller, Sarah James, Dana Fabe, Morgan Christen. Excerpt: Dana Fabe (born 1951) has been a member of the Alaska Supreme Court since 1995. She has served two terms as the court's Chief Justice (20002003, 20062009). She was the first woman to be appointed to the Alaska Supreme Court and the Alaska Supreme Court's first female Chief Justice.A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, she grew up in the city's Hyde Park neighborhood. She attended Cornell University (BA 1973) and Northeastern Law School (JD 1976), before moving to Alaska in the 1970s. Following the retirement of U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter, U.S. Senator Mark Begich recommended her as a possible successor in a letter to President Barack Obama . Websites (URLs online) References (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Diane E. Benson (born 1954) is an Alaskan politician, inspirational speaker, video production consultant, published writer and dramatist. In March 2007, Benson filed in the state of Alaska to make her second bid for the U.S. House of Representatives, but was defeated by Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" candidate Ethan Berkowitz in the August 2008 Democratic primary. Benson ran for Alaska governor in 2002 and for U.S. Congress in 2006.Life and education According to Bensons official biography from her website, unlike her older brothers, Diane was born outside of Alaska in Yakima, Washington in 1954, while her mother was being treated for tuberculosis . Of Norwegian ancesry on her father's side and Tlingit ancestry on her mother's side, her tribal identity is T'akdeintaan (Sea Tern crest of the Raven Moiety), and of the Tax Hit, (Snail House).Benson grew up in Southeastern Alaska in foster homes and boardin...