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Women in politics.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Consuelo Northrop Bailey Papers

 Collection
Identifier: mss-044
Abstract Consuelo Northrop Bailey (1899-1976) was a prominent political figure in Vermont from the 1920s to the 1970s, serving as State's Attorney, State Senator, State Representative, Speaker of the House, Lt. Governor (the first woman to hold such an office in the U.S.), and Republican National Committeewoman. The Consuelo Northrop Bailey Papers contain materials documenting Bailey's political and legal careers, as well as her personal papers, which include correspondence, school papers, financial...
Dates: Bulk, 1900-1976 1797-2006; Majority of material found within 1900 - 1976

Helen MacMartin Papers

 Collection
Identifier: mss-066
Abstract The Helen MacMartin Papers contain materials related to her tenure as the Secretary-Treasurer of the Progressive Party of Vermont, from 1948 to 1953, as well as her correspondence, from about 1945 to 1975, and clippings, newsletters, correspondence, and other materials concerning the many social concerns, groups, and organizations with which she was involved over the course of her life. She was born in Brooklyn, NY, in 1891, lived most of her life in Burlington, VT, and died in Berlin, VT,...
Dates: 1932-1975