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Born June 11, 1880 • Missoula • Montana
Died May 18, 1973 (aged 92) • Carmel • California
Title / Office House of Representatives (1941-1943), United States • House of Representatives (1917-1919), United States
Political Affiliation Republican Party
Role In women’s rights movement

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