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When the world shut down, Weruché’s resolve only grew louder. This unflinching memoir chronicles her uphill battle to run for office amid a pandemic—a time when door-to-door campaigning vanished, virtual rallies replaced handshakes, and isolation threatened to silence the very voices she vowed to uplift. As a first-generation immigrant woman in Connecticut, Weruché faced more than just health risks and logistical chaos: she dared to challenge her own party’s establishment, gathering petitions during lockdowns to bring a bold new vision to a political system resistant to change.

From navigating Zoom meetings in her living room to confronting the quiet resistance of political gatekeepers, Memories from My Soapbox is a raw account of courage in the face of invisibility. It’s a story about rewriting the rules of power—not just as an immigrant or a woman, but as someone who refused to let a pandemic, or partisan norms drown out her community’s needs.

More than a memoir, this book is a rallying cry for outsiders everywhere. It asks: What does it cost to demand a seat at the table? And what changes when someone finally listens?

For fans of Stacey Abrams’ Lead from the Outside and memoirs of quiet rebellion—a testament to resilience, reinvention, and the radical act of believing your voice matters.