Elizabeth Ann Herring grew up in a lower-middle-class family in Oklahoma. She excelled in debate and got a scholarship to George Washington University. At 19, she paused her studies to start a family with her high school sweetheart and devoted herself to raising a daughter and a son. Only later in life did she resume her career – got a Doctor of Law degree, started lecturing in Rutgers School of Law, University of Texas Law School, and University of Pennsylvania Law School. Warren became well known as Harvard Law School bankruptcy expert. In her public work, she served as an adviser to the National Bankruptcy Review Commission and was appointed as a special adviser to the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. She published several books, including two popular volumes about middle-class economics, co-authored with her daughter. The two made the bold statement that “sending mothers to work has made families more vulnerable to financial disaster than ever before.” In 2012 she ran for Senate and became the first female Senator from Massachusetts. She was re-elected in 2018. In 2019 she declared herself as a candidate for president. The official launch of her campaign was made in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The location was chosen to reference the historic 1912 labor strike led by immigrant women textile workers. In March 2020 (during Women’s History Month), Warren suspended her bid for the 2020 Democratic nomination, following a disappointing showing in early primary contests. Elizabeth Warren shaped her political agenda around wealth re-distributive policies: criticizing Wall Street after the financial crisis, proposing a wealth tax and free childcare. She is one of the wealthiest presidency candidates with over $2.59 million worth. Read more...