Kirsten Gillibrand

Published: Jan. 13, 2019, 9 p.m.

Kirsten Gillibrand has represented New York in the US Senate since 2009, where her major accomplishments include leading the effort to repeal \u201cDon\u2019t Ask, Don\u2019t Tell\u201d and providing permanent health care and compensation to 9/11 first responders. She talks with KQED\u2019s Marisa Lagos about her time in the Senate, being a mother and a legislator, the MeToo movement, and her new childrens\u2019 book \u201cBold and Brave\u201d profiling women suffragists.