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Martha Wright Griffiths (* 29. Januar 1912 als Martha Edna Wright in Pierce City, Lawrence County, Missouri; † 22. April 2003 in Amarda, Michigan) war eine US-amerikanische Politikerin und von 1983 bis 1991 Vizegouverneurin des Bundesstaates Michigan.
Martha Wright Griffiths (January 29, 1912 – April 22, 2003) was an American lawyer and judge before being elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1954.
1. März 2021 · Learn how Representative Martha Griffiths (D-MI) revived the ERA in 1970 and 1971, but failed to secure its ratification by the states. Explore the historical documents and records of the ERA in the National Archives.
14. Juli 2014 · Not many Americans have even heard of Alice Paul, Howard W. Smith, and Martha Griffiths. But they played almost as big a role in the history of women’s rights as Marshall and King played in the...
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Martha Griffiths fought and won important victories for equal rights for women and minorities. Griffiths’ first try for public office in 1946 resulted in defeat, but she was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 1948 and served two terms.
25. Apr. 2003 · Martha Wright Griffiths, a longtime United States representative who was a legend in Michigan Democratic politics and one of the most effective women's civil rights legislators of...
Learn about Martha Griffiths, the first woman lieutenant governor of Michigan and a prominent advocate for women's rights. She served in the state legislature, the U.S. Congress, and the judiciary, and sponsored the Equal Rights Amendment.
