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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. Griffiths was the first woman to serve on the House Committee on Ways and Means and the first woman elected to the United States Congress from Michigan as a member ...
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.
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 Explore the historical documents and records of the ERA in the National Archives.
25. Apr. 2003 · Martha Griffiths, the irascible, independent-minded former congresswoman who was a pivotal force behind the ban on sex discrimination in the 1964 Civil Rights Act and pushed the controversial...
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25. Apr. 2003 · April 25, 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...
29. Apr. 2003 · Martha Griffiths, who has died aged 91, was renowned as one of America's doughtiest battlers for women's rights. Dubbed the mother of the Equal Rights Amendment, the weapons she deployed during...
Nation: Martha Griffiths: Graceful Feminist. EASILY the most persistent feminist in the U.S. Congress, Michigan Democrat Martha Griffiths manages to enjoy the best of both career and wifely...
