"Growing up in a home where civil rights were a common topic of conversation, Beatty was further inspired to get involved in politics when she watched Jesse Jackson speak at the 1984 Democratic National Convention (Barone & McCutcheon)."
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Democratic Party (United States) politiciansPeople from OhioMembers of the United States House of RepresentativesWomen born in the 1950sWomen politicians in the United States
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