"An excellent guide to the how and why of a life of public service."
(Amy Poehler)
Return to President Obama's White House in this New York Times
best-selling anthology for young women by young women, featuring stories
from 10 inspiring young staffers who joined his administration in their
20s with the hope of making a difference.
Includes a foreword by actress (Grown-ish) and activist Yara Shahidi!
Shahidi is the creator of Eighteen x '18, a platform to empower
first-time voters.
They were teens when Barack Obama announced he was running for
president.
They came of age in the Obama Era.
And then they joined his White House. Smart, motivated, ambitious - and
ready to change the world.
Kalisha Dessources Figures planned one of the biggest summits held by
the Obama White House - The United State of Women. Andrea Flores fought
for the president's immigration bill on the Hill. Nita Contreras
traveled the globe and owned up to a rookie mistake on Air Force One (in
front of the leader of the free world!).
Here are 10 inspiring, never-before-told stories from diverse young
women who got. Stuff. Done. They recall - fondly and with humor and a
dose of humility - what it was like to literally help run the world.
Yes She Can is an intimate look at Obama's presidency through the eyes
of some of the most successful, and completely relatable, young women
who were there. Full of wisdom they wish they could impart to their
younger selves and a message about the need for more girls in
government, these recollections are about stepping out into the
spotlight and up to the challenge - something every girl can do.
