Mary Norton of New Jersey, Congressional Trailblazer /

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 majo...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Porter, David L., 1941-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Madison, New Jersey : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, [2013]
Subjects:
Norton, Mary Teresa, > 1875-1959.
United States. > Congress. > House > Biography.
United States. > Congress. > House.
Legislators > United States > Biography.
Legislators > New Jersey > Biography.
Women legislators > United States > Biography.
Women legislators > New Jersey > Biography.
Parlementaires > États-Unis > Biographies.
Femmes parlementaires > États-Unis > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Political.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Legislative Branch.
Legislators.
Women legislators.
New Jersey.
United States.
collective biographies.
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

Similar Items