Oral history interview with Gabriele "Gaby" Malia Grossman, 2022
Abstract
Gabriele Grossman reflects on her political activities during the years of the Obama presidency and discusses her work on the Obama 2008 campaign in New Hampshire. Grossman recounts her upbringing; work as a teacher; and move to Exeter, New Hampshire, where she became involved with the Obama campaign's grassroots operation for the New Hampshire Democratic Party primary. She describes the strong com munity and relationships that developed around the campaign, and tells the story of the small group dinner with Obama that she was selected to attend after she made a small-dollar donation to the campaign. Also discussed are the connections between Grossman's political activation and experiences as a mother of young children during the Obama years; her son's diagnosis with autism and her activism on behalf of people with disabilities; her identification as a feminist; and Grossman's decision to run for a seat in the New Hampshire House of Representatives in 2018
Presidents--United States; Campaign funds--United States; Political campaigns--United States; Women--Political activity--United States; People with disabilities--Civil rights--United States; Feminism--Political aspects--United States; United States Politics and government; Grossman, Gabriele; Obama, Barack
Format
oral histories
Genre
Interviews
Date
2022
Physical Description
25 pages
Note (Biographical)
Gabriele Grossman is an American politician and public servant. In 2018, she started representing Rockingham County in the New Hampshire House of Representatives, and she is still in office at the time of the interview. Grossman volunteered for the Ob ama 2008 presidential campaign in the New Hampshire Democratic Party primary and in the 2008 general election. In 2007, Grossman was a small-dollar donor to the campaign, and she won a contest to have dinner with candidate Obama
Note
Interviewed by Nicole R. Hemmer on July 7, 2022. This interview is part of the Columbia University: Obama Presidency Oral History
Note (Provenance)
Gabriele "Gaby" Malia Grossman, Gift, transferred from Columbia Center for Oral History Research 2023