Edith Green
American politician (1910–1987) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Edith Louise Starrett Green (January 17, 1910 – April 21, 1987) was an American politician and educator from Oregon. She was the second Oregonian woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and served a total of ten terms, from 1955 to 1974, as a Democrat.
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Edith Green | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oregon's 3rd district | |
In office January 3, 1955 – December 31, 1974 | |
Preceded by | Homer D. Angell |
Succeeded by | Robert B. Duncan |
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Born | Edith Louise Starrett (1910-01-17)January 17, 1910 Trent, South Dakota, U.S. |
Died | April 21, 1987(1987-04-21) (aged 77) Tualatin, Oregon, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Arthur Green (1933–1963) |
Education | Willamette University University of Oregon (BA) Stanford University |
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Green advanced women's issues, education, library support and social reform; she played an instrumental role in passing the 1972 Equal Opportunity in Education Act, better known as Title IX.[1]