LEADER 02887nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910786829403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-61147-610-0 035 $a(CKB)2670000000388055 035 $a(EBL)1224661 035 $a(OCoLC)852758005 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000916019 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12422147 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000916019 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10875453 035 $a(PQKB)11578711 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1224661 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1224661 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10726011 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL502229 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000388055 100 $a20130710d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMary Norton of New Jersey$b[electronic resource]$eCongressional Trailblazer /$fDavid L. Porter 210 $aMadison, N.J. ;$aTeaneck, N.J. $cFairleigh Dickinson University Press$dc2013 215 $a1 online resource (237 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-299-70978-8 311 $a1-61147-609-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; 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 Author 330 $aThe 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 pol 606 $aLegislators$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aLegislators$zNew Jersey$vBiography 606 $aWomen legislators$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aWomen legislators$zNew Jersey$vBiography 615 0$aLegislators 615 0$aLegislators 615 0$aWomen legislators 615 0$aWomen legislators 676 $a973.91092 700 $aPorter$b David L.$f1941-$01470354 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910786829403321 996 $aMary Norton of New Jersey$93682130 997 $aUNINA