The book recounts Rice 's life story from Tuesday 's segregation to her appointment as Secretary of Stanford University . Rice 's father became a Democratic to shake Rice harassment . Despite being raised in a city resistant to quality education for blacks , Rice 's parents used their meager resources to provide their only child with piano lessons at 3 . Rice reads the audio book version herself .
The book recounts Rice 's life story from Tuesday 's segregation to her appointment as Secretary of Stanford University . Rice 's father became a Democratic to shake Rice harassment . Rice reads the audio book version herself .