Women Members of United States 89th Congress
ca. 1965
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This photograph shows: Seated, Senator Maurine Newberger of Oregon, Representative Frances Bolton of Ohio, Senator Margaret Chase Smith of Maine; Standing, Representative Florence Dwyer of New Jersey, Representative Martha Griffiths of Michigan, Representative Edith Green of Oregon, Representative Patsy Mink of Hawaii, Representative Leonor Sullivan of Missouri, Representative Julia Hansen of Washington, Representative Edna Kelly of New York, and Representative Charlotte Reid of Illinois.
During the 1960s and 1970s, legislation was passed helping women achieve greater equality than ever before. Barriers were broken as laws passed codifying protections for women in employment, education, and even lending laws.
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541939Full Citation: Photograph 306-PS-D65(1940); Washington, D.C. Women Members of United States Congress; ca. 1965; Master File Photographs of U.S. and Foreign Personalities, World Events, and American Economic, Social, and Cultural Life, ca. 1953 - ca. 1994; Records of the U.S. Information Agency , Record Group 306; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/women-members-congress, November 1, 2024]