Jacqueline R. Braitman '79, M.A. '81, Ph.D. '88

Jacqueline R. Braitman '79, M.A. '81, Ph.D. '88, is the author of a new book, "She Damn Near Ran the Studio: The Extraordinary Lives of Ida R. Koverman," the first biography of Hollywood’s political matchmaker, kingmaker and MGM’s movie star maker.

Braitman, who earned all three of her degrees in history, is a chronicler of American history who specializes in California women and politics. She is coauthor of "Justice Stanley Mosk: Life at the Center of California Politics and Justice."