The formative years -- The early congressional years -- The District of Columbia and New Deal years -- The Labor Committee years -- The greatest victory -- The World War II years -- The Fair Employment Practices Committee and beyond -- The postwar years -- The finale and legacies
Summary
The book tells the compelling story of Mary Norton of New Jersey, who served 13 terms in the U.S. House of Representatives (1925-1951) and was the first female elected to the U.S. Congress from the Democratic Party, an eastern state, or urban section east of the Mississippi River and to chair a major congressional committee. Besides chairing the District of Columbia Committee, she steered through the Labor Committee and the House the landmark Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and inspired young women of limited educational and meager financial background to participate in pol
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 190-199) and index
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