Karenna Gore Schiff

Karenna Gore Schiff
Born August 6, 1973 (1973-08-06) (age 38)
Nashville, Tennessee
Occupation Author, journalist, attorney
Nationality American
Notable work(s) Lighting the Way: Nine Women Who Shaped Modern America
Spouse(s) Andrew Newman Schiff (1997–2010) (separated)
Children Wyatt Gore Schiff ,Anna Hunger Schiff ,Oscar Aitcheson Schiff

Karenna Aitcheson Gore Schiff[1] (born August 6, 1973) is an American author, journalist, and attorney. She is the eldest daughter of Al and Tipper Gore and the sister of Kristin Gore.

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Background and family

Gore was born in Nashville, Tennessee and grew up both there as well as in Washington D.C.. She graduated from National Cathedral School in 1991.[2] She received her B.A. in history and literature in 1995 from Harvard University and J.D. from Columbia Law School in 2000.[3] She interned as a journalist for WREG-TV and The Times-Picayune. She later wrote for Slate and was an attorney with a law firm in New York.[4]

On July 12, 1997 she married Andrew Newman Schiff,[1] a doctor, in Washington D.C.[5][6] Andrew is a descendant of Jacob Schiff. They have three children together: Wyatt Gore Schiff, (born July 4, 1999 in New York City)[7] Anna Hunger Schiff, (born August 23, 2001 in New York City)[8] and Oscar Aitcheson Schiff (born in 2006).[9][10] As of June 9, 2010, she and husband Andrew are separated.[11]

2000 campaign and book

Gore Schiff worked on her father's campaign during the 2000 presidential campaign as Youth Outreach Chair.[12][13] Together with her father's former Harvard roommate Tommy Lee Jones,[14] she officially nominated Gore as the presidential candidate during the 2000 Democratic Convention in Los Angeles.[15] She also introduced her father during the launching of his campaign.[16][17]

In 2006, she published Lighting the Way: Nine Women Who Shaped Modern America,[3] a book written in reaction to the results of the 2000 campaign. Gore Schiff stated: "I wanted to turn all that frustration and sadness into something positive."[3] The nine women profiled in the text are: Ida Wells-Barnett, Mary Harris "Mother" Jones, Alice Hamilton, Frances Perkins, Virginia Durr, Septima Clark, Dolores Huerta, Helen Rodriguez-Trias, and Gretchen Buchenholz.[18]

References

  1. ^ a b Marcano, Tony (1997-03-21). "CHRONICLE". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A0DE6D9173BF932A15750C0A961958260&scp=6&sq=karenna%20gore%20andrew%20schiff&st=cse. Retrieved 2009-01-06. 
  2. ^ Tapper, Jake (September 14, 2000). "Daddy's girl". Salon. http://archive.salon.com/politics/feature/2000/09/14/karenna/index.html. Retrieved 2008-06-26. 
  3. ^ a b c Tapper, Jake (February 6, 2006). "Dad's defeat helped light the way for Gore Schiff". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2006-02-06-gore-book_x.htm. Retrieved 2008-06-26. 
  4. ^ "New York State Writer's Institute". Albany.edu. http://www.albany.edu/writers-inst/webpages4/archives/schiff_karenna_gore.html. Retrieved 2009-04-28. 
  5. ^ "Andrew Schiff, Karenna Gore". New York Times. 1997-07-13. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C01E1DF1E39F930A25754C0A961958260. Retrieved 2009-01-08. 
  6. ^ "Gore's Eldest Daughter Weds New York Doctor In Washington". CNN. 1997-07-12. http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/1997/07/12/gore.wedding/. Retrieved 2009-01-08. 
  7. ^ "Milestones – Printout – TIME". Time. 1999-07-19. http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,991540,00.html. Retrieved 2009-01-08. 
  8. ^ Barron, James (2001-08-24). "BOLDFACE NAMES". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C00E3DE1331F937A1575BC0A9679C8B63&fta=y. Retrieved 2009-01-08. 
  9. ^ Schmertz, Lexy. "Cookie Sheet: Karenna Gore Schiff". Cookie. http://www.cookiemag.com/homefront/2008/05/karennagoreschiff. Retrieved 2009-01-08. 
  10. ^ "Al's Bio". AlGore.com. http://www.algore.com/about.html. Retrieved 2009-01-08. 
  11. ^ Fournier, Ron (9 June 2010). "A week after Al and Tipper Gore announce separation, daughter Karenna's marriage on the outs". The Baltimore Sun. http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/sns-ap-us-gores-daughter,0,7027444.story. Retrieved 9 June 2010. 
  12. ^ Edwards, Tamala M. (2000-08-14). "The Daughter Also Rises – August 14, 2000". Cnn.com. http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/time/2000/08/14/daughter.html. Retrieved 2009-04-28. 
  13. ^ Henneberger, Melinda (1999-11-20). "A Gore Daughter Emerges as a Leading Adviser". New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F04E2DC153CF933A15752C1A96F958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all. Retrieved 2009-04-28. 
  14. ^ "Joe Lieberman, Karenna Gore Schiff Speak to the Democratic National Convention". Transcripts.cnn.com. 2000-08-16. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0008/16/se.03.html. Retrieved 2009-04-28. 
  15. ^ "CNN/AllPolitics.com – Election 2000 – The Democratic National Convention". Archives.cnn.com. 2000-08-17. http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/08/16/convention.wrap.02/index.html. Retrieved 2009-04-28. 
  16. ^ "Gore launches presidential campaign – June 16, 1999". Cnn.com. 1999-06-16. http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/06/16/president.2000/gore/. Retrieved 2009-04-28. 
  17. ^ "Karenna Gore Schiff Discusses Her Father's Campaign". Transcripts.cnn.com. 2000-08-17. http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0008/17/lkl.02.html. Retrieved 2009-04-28. 
  18. ^ "Nine women who made a difference". Usatoday.com. 2006-02-07. http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/news/2006-02-06-gore-side_x.htm. Retrieved 2009-04-28. 

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Tipper Gore (wife, separated) · Karenna Gore Schiff (daughter) · Kristin Gore (daughter) · Albert Gore, Sr. (father) · Pauline LaFon Gore (mother)
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