<B>“An intimately told story, with detailed and thought-provoking portraits.”<BR/>—<I>The New York Times Book Review</I><BR/><BR/>“<I>The Firsts</I> stands out as one of the most important and best reported books written during the extraordinary political chapter in which we are living.”</B><BR/><B>—Nicolle Wallace, author and anchor, <I>Deadline: White House</I> on MSNBC</B><BR/><BR/><B>NOW WITH UPDATED EPILOGUE</B><BR/><BR/> In the November 2018 midterms, the greatest number of women in history were elected to Congress. It was a group diverse in background, age, experience, and ideology. From Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and “the Squad” to a group with national security backgrounds calling themselves “the Badasses,” from the first two Native American women<BR/> to the first two Muslim women, all were swept into office on a wave of grassroots support. <BR/><BR/> Here, <I>New York Times</I> reporter