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Marvella Belle Hern Bayh (February 14, 1933 – April 24, 1979) was the wife of former Indiana Senator Birch Bayh, the mother of former Indiana Senator Birch Evans Bayh III (Evan), and a national spokeswoman for the American Cancer Society.
- February 14, 1933, Lahoma, Oklahoma
- April 24, 1979 (aged 46), Bethesda, Maryland
- Birch Evans Bayh III
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- 'Women Need Not Apply'
- 'She Had Wrapped Her Life in His'
- Cancer Ends Presidential Dreams
- 'I Dropped to My Knees'
Marvella grew up in "borderline poverty," Evan Bayh said, in a tiny house in Oklahoma. She was the only child of Delbert and Bernett Hern. Her father was a farmer and active in local Democratic politics. While the family didn't have much, Marvella's parents doted on her and encouraged her academics. They told her again and again that she could be a...
Marvella gave eloquent speeches for her husband on the campaign trail and, as cancer spread through her body, she gave talks as a national spokeswoman for the American Cancer Society. But some of her most impactful speeches happened around the Bayh family dinner table. Evan Bayh remembers those meals. His dad would come home, after a long day in Wa...
As Title IX was gaining steam and her husband was gaining steam as a likely Democratic candidate for the 1972 presidency, Marvella noticed soreness in her breast. After a mammogram and a biopsy, she sat stunned as the doctor told her she had breast cancer. Marvella, then 39, was sent the next day to Columbia Hospital for Women for "critical surgery...
Title IX passed June 23, 1972, as Marvella continued chemotherapy. She and Birch were thrilled the legislation was enacted, but there wasn't any huge, formal celebration. "In all honesty, we were glad it passed," Berman said. "But no one could have known at the time the impact it would have." Sen. Birch Bayh, in tears: 'I had no idea that Title IX ...
25. Apr. 1979 · April 24, 1979 at 7:00 p.m. EST. Marvella Bayh, 46, died of cancer yesterday at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda. Long before her death, she had turned her battle against the...
23. Okt. 1978 · Marvella Bayh: Looking Back and Looking Forward. A Startling Metamophosis Tragedy and Success 'You Are Not Alone'. By Myra MacPherson. October 22, 1978 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. Marvella Bayh...
25. Apr. 1979 · WASHINGTON, April 24 — Marvella Bayh, wife of Senator Birch Bayh, Democrat of Indiana, died of cancer today. She was 46 years old and had been working as a special representative for the...
23. Juni 2022 · Bayh's inspiration for Title IX came from his wife, Marvella, who died in 1979. Marvella Hern grew up in Oklahoma and was an outstanding student. One of her favorite people she studied in...
12. Jan. 2023 · Marvella Bayh, Title IX's secret weapon: She died at 46, never seeing the impact it had. "That was the greatest of all," said Berman, on a Zoom call from his home in New York City last month.
