Claire McCaskill, United States Senator (D-MO); Author, Plenty Ladylike: A Memoir

In conversation with Dick Costolo, Former CEO, Twitter

This program is part of the Good Lit series underwritten by the Bernard Osher Foundation

Ferguson … Iran … the Presidential election. What does one of the Senate’s most respected voices think about the issues dominating the headlines? In 2006, McCaskill became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from Missouri, winning the seat once held by Harry Truman. As a senator, she has earned a reputation as a plain-spoken, independent advocate for Missouri's families and businesses—willing to buck her own party to do what she thinks is right, and fighting to expand opportunities for Missouri's kids and grandkids. She’ll also share the lessons learned from her inspiring personal story of embracing ambition, surviving sexist slings, losing a husband and making a family, outsmarting her enemies—and finding joy along the way.