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Andrea Dew Steele is an American activist who co-founded Emerge California in 2002, and founded Emerge America in 2005 which now has affiliates in 27 different states of the U.S., with the goal of having an affiliate in all 50 states by 2020. [1] [2] [3] The goal of Emerge affiliates is to increase the number of Democratic women in all areas of the government. Steele spent her career in Democratic activism and has been a director at Human Rights Watch. [4] She is also a regular contributor to the Huffington Post . [2]

Biography

Steele earned a Political Science B.A. at Tufts University and an International History M.A. from the London School of Economics.Steele was a policy analyst for several years in Washington, D.C., on Capitol Hill, where she helped fundraise for Democratic causes and candidates. Steele was friends with Kamala Harris and helped her in her first race for District Attorney. [5] She moved to the San Francisco Bay Area and spent eight years as advisor to Democratic activist and Esprit Clothing co-founder Susie Tompkins Buell. [6] [7]

Steele co-founded Emerge California in 2002, which uses classes and training programs to prepare Democratic women in California to successfully run for office. In 2005, Steele founded Emerge America, [5] a national umbrella organization, and continues to open Emerge affiliates in more states. [1] [2] [7] Steele's short-term goal with Emerge America is to achieve 30% representation of women in politics, as she believes that achieves a critical mass for change. Although the population is 52% women, less than a quarter of government officials are women. [1] In addition to writing for publications such as the Huffington Post , Steele has appeared on television and radio, including Al Jazeera America [8] and MSNBC [9] to discuss campaigns, current events and politics. [2] She has been a director for Human Rights Watch. [10] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Emerge America is Embracing a 50-State Strategy - The Story Exchange". thestoryexchange.org. 9 November 2017. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Andrea Dew Steele | HuffPost". www.huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  3. ↑ Steele, Swanee Hunt and Andrea Dew. "A seismic shift in government is coming, and here's who will drive it". CNN. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  4. 1 2 "San Francisco/Silicon Valley: Human Rights Defenders Honored". Human Rights Watch. 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  5. 1 2 "Female Candidates "Emerge" | New Haven Independent". New Haven Independent. 2017-07-14. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  6. ↑ "Why Kamala Matters". San Francisco Magazine.
  7. 1 2 "Andrea Dew Steele - SheSource Expert - Women's Media Center". www.womensmediacenter.com. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  8. ↑ Emerge America (2016-06-03), Andrea Dew Steele on Al Jazeera America with Ray Suarez , retrieved 2018-01-19
  9. ↑ "Sunday, October 25 - Rachel Maddow show- NBCNews.com". NBC News . Archived from the original on June 12, 2017. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
  10. ↑ "FSI | CDDRL - Human Rights Watch comes to Stanford". cddrl.fsi.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
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