Green, Edith, 1910-1987
- Authoritative Name:
- Green, Edith, 1910-1987
- Biography:
- "Representative from Oregon; born Edith Louise Starrett, January 17, 1910, in Trent, Moody County, S.Dak.; moved with her parents to Oregon in 1916; attended schools in Salem, Oreg., and Willamette University, 1927-1929; was graduated from the University of Oregon, 1939; taught school in Salem, Oreg., 1930-1941; radio work, 1943-1947; director of public relations, Oregon Education Associations; Democratic candidate for secretary of State of Oregon in 1952; delegate, Democratic National Conventions, 1956, 1960, 1964, and 1968, and served as chairman of State delegation in 1960 and 1968; United States delegate to Interparliamentary conference in Switzerland in 1958; congressional delegate to NATO conference in London in 1959; delegate, UNESCO General Conference, 1964 and 1966; member, Presidential Commission on Status of Women; elected as a Democrat to the Eighty-fourth and to the nine succeeding Congresses and served from January 3, 1955; until her resignation December 31, 1974; was not a candidate for reelection in 1974 to the Ninety-fourth Congress; professor of government at Warner Pacific College; appointed to Oregon Board of Higher Education in 1979; was a resident of Portland, Oreg. until her death on April 21, 1987."--Biographical directory of the United States Congress
- Associated Subjects:
- Green, Edith, 1910-1987
- Archival Collections And Reference Resources:
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Bowie--Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (Harry J. Bowie papers, 1964-1967; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 31 & Micro 928 (P82-2479), Box 2, Folder 3)
- Creator:
- Bowie, Harry
- Date of Original:
- 1964/1966
- Collection:
- Freedom Summer Digital Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Wisconsin Historical Society
CORE Southern Regional Office--Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, May 1964-August 1965 (Congress of Racial Equality. Southern Regional Office records, 1954-1966; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 85, Box 16, Folder 11)
- Creator:
- Congress of Racial Equality. Southern Regional Office
- Date of Original:
- 1964/1965
- Collection:
- Freedom Summer Digital Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Wisconsin Historical Society
CORE--Community center correspondence, Jackson COFO Office, 1964 July-1965 May (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 1, Segment 9)
- Creator:
- Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi, Fourth Congressional District
- Date of Original:
- 1964/1965
- Collection:
- Freedom Summer Digital Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Wisconsin Historical Society
CORE--Madison County Congressional Challenge hearings - partial transcripts, January-February, 1965 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 3, Segment 59)
- Creator:
- Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi, Fourth Congressional District
- Date of Original:
- 1965
- Collection:
- Freedom Summer Digital Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Wisconsin Historical Society
CORE--Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Congressional Challenge - Memoranda, 1964 Dec.-1965 Sept. (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 3, Segment 38)
- Creator:
- Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi Fourth Congressional District
- Date of Original:
- 1964-12
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1965-09 - Collection:
- Freedom Summer Digital Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Wisconsin Historical Society
Council of Federated Organizations Shaw Office-- Records, 1964-1965 (Archives Main Stacks, SC 3063)
- Creator:
- Council of Federated Organizations (U.S.). Shaw Office (Miss.)
- Date of Original:
- 1964/1965
- Collection:
- Freedom Summer Digital Collection
- Contributing Institution:
- Wisconsin Historical Society