02861nam 2200601 a 450 991082510100332120200520144314.01-61147-610-0(CKB)2670000000388055(EBL)1224661(OCoLC)852758005(SSID)ssj0000916019(PQKBManifestationID)12422147(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000916019(PQKBWorkID)10875453(PQKB)11578711(MiAaPQ)EBC1224661(Au-PeEL)EBL1224661(CaPaEBR)ebr10726011(CaONFJC)MIL502229(EXLCZ)99267000000038805520130710d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMary Norton of New Jersey Congressional Trailblazer /David L. PorterMadison, N.J. ;Teaneck, N.J. Fairleigh Dickinson University Pressc20131 online resource (237 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-299-70978-8 1-61147-609-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Chapter One: The Formative Years; Chapter Two: The Early Congressional Years; Chapter Three: The District of Columbia and New Deal Years; Chapter Four: The Labor Committee Years; Chapter Five: The Greatest Victory; Chapter Six: The World War II Years; Chapter Seven: The Fair Employment Practices Committee and Beyond; Chapter Eight: The Postwar Years; Chapter Nine: The Finale and Legacies; Bibliography; Index; About the AuthorThe book tells the compelling story of Mary Norton of New Jersey, who served 13 terms in the U.S. House of Representatives (1925-1951) and was the first female elected to the U. S. 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 the landmark Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and inspired young women of limited educational and meager financial background to participate in polLegislatorsUnited StatesBiographyLegislatorsNew JerseyBiographyWomen legislatorsUnited StatesBiographyWomen legislatorsNew JerseyBiographyLegislatorsLegislatorsWomen legislatorsWomen legislators973.91092Porter David L.1941-1596525MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910825101003321Mary Norton of New Jersey3959477UNINA