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Mom knows best . . . especially when she’s the Speaker of the House. So Christine Pelosi decided to write a book about her mom, Nancy, the homemaker and mother of five who became a Congresswoman from San Francisco and is now the most powerful woman in U.S. politics.

2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right to vote, so we’re starting a new Q&A series called “The Women in Charge,” focusing on California women who are doing groundbreaking things in policy and politics, both here in the Golden State and around the nation.

We’re kicking it off by having a conversation with Christine Pelosi, a political mover and shaker herself (she’s currently Chair of the California Democratic Party Women’s Caucus), an attorney, an author and the second-oldest of Nancy Pelosi’s five children. Her latest book is The Nancy Pelosi Way: Advice on Success, leadership and Politics from America’s Most Powerful Woman.

Christine says growing up in the orbit of the powerhouse congresswoman has been a daily lesson in persistence, focus, determination and stamina. The recent iconic images of her mother interacting with President Donald Trump — staring him down across the table at the White House, giving him what looks pretty much like a clapback at the State of the Union speech — made Christine believe it was time to relay how Nancy Pelosi gets stuff done, and how women in business and politics can claim their own seat at the table.

Join us for a conversation with Christine about her mom’s rise to political powerhouse, her role in current events, and the Pelosi advice on politics, family and friendship.