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<p>A <i>NEW YORK TIMES</i> BESTSELLER <br><b>An unlikely political star tells the inspiring story of the two-decade journey that taught her how Washington really works—and really doesn't—in <i>A Fighting Chance</i></b><br><br>As a child in small-town Oklahoma, Elizabeth Warren yearned to go to college and then become an elementary school teacher—an ambitious goal, given her family's modest means. Early marriage and motherhood seemed to put even that dream out of reach, but fifteen years later she was a distinguished law professor with a deep understanding of why people go bankrupt. Then came the phone call that changed her life: could she come to Washington DC to help advise Congress on rewriting the bankruptcy laws?<br>Thus began an impolite education into the bare-knuckled, often dysfunctional ways of Washington. She fought for better bankruptcy laws for ten years and lost. She tried to hold the federal government accountable during the financial crisis but became a target of the big banks. She came up with the idea for a new agency designed to protect consumers from predatory bankers and was denied the opportunity to run it. Finally, at age 62, she decided to run for elective of

Who reads A Fighting Chance?

Author

Warren, Elizabeth

Publisher

Henry Holt and Co.; Metropolitan Books

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781627790529

Category

history

Subjects

Memoir, Political Science, Social Science

Rating

4.17 / 5 (8,740 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13