Mary Norton of New Jersey: Congressional Trailblazer

by David L. Porter

The book tells the compelling story of Mary Norton of New Jersey, who served 13 terms in the United States House of Representatives (1925-1951) and was the first female elected to the United States Congress from the Democratic Party, an eastern state, or urban section east of the Mississippi River and to chair a major congressional committee. Besides chairing the District of Columbia Committee, she steered through the Labor Committee and the House...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611476097
• ISBN13: 9781611476095
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Rlpg/Galleys
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.3"