With a preface by Keegan-Michael Key

In the vein of Notorious RBG, seventeen writers explore the multiple meanings of a young Latina politician who has already made history.

From the moment Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez beat a ten-term incumbent in the primary election for New York’s 14th, her journey to the national, if not world, stage, was fast-tracked. Six months later, as the youngest Congresswoman ever elected, AOC became one of a handful of Latina politicians in Washington, D.C. Just thirty, she represents her generation, the millennials, in many groundbreaking ways: proudly working class, Democratic Socialist, of Puerto Rican descent, master of social media, not to mention of the Bronx, feminist―and a great dancer.

AOC investigates her symbolic and personal significance for so many, from her willingness to use her imperfect bi-lingualism, to the threat she poses by governing like a man, to the long history of Puerto Rican activism that she joins. Contributors span a wide range of voices and ages, from media to the arts and politics:

Keegan-Michael Key
― Preface
Lynda Lopez
― Introduction: The Meaning of AOC
Jennine Capó Crucet
― An Open Letter to Congresswoman Ocasio-Cortez
Andrea González-Ramírez
― Women Like Me Aren’t Supposed to Run for Office
Patricia Reynoso
― “'The First Latina to . . .'”
Pedro Regalado
― “'Pa’lante!': The Long History of Puerto Rican Activism in New York City
Rebecca Traister
― The Imagined Threat of a Woman Who Governs Like a Man
Natalia Sylvester
― In No Uncertain Terms
Erin Aubry Kaplan
― The Center Will Not Hold. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Counting on It
Tracey Ross
― A Just Society
Carmen Rita Wong
― Latinas Are So Money
Mariana Atencio
― AOC the Influencer
Wendy Carrillo
― What AOC and I Learned at Standing Rock
Nathan J. Robinson
― The Democratic Socialism of AOC
Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodriguez
― On Being an Indignant Brown Girl
Elizabeth Yeampierre
― Making the Green New Deal the Real Deal
María Cristina “MC” González Noguera
― The Hustle

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