Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
Date | Event |
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1881, Aug. 26 | Born, Newport, R.I. |
1914 | Married Gifford Pinchot (died 1946) |
1915 | Birth of only child, Gifford Bryce Pinchot |
1923-1927 | First Lady of Pennsylvania |
1923 | Advocated enforcement of Volstead Act prohibiting sale of liquor |
1928 | Ran unsuccessfully for Congress |
1931-1935 | First Lady of Pennsylvania |
1932 | Ran unsuccessfully for Congress |
1934 | Walked the picket line in support of striking laundry and garment workers, New York, N.Y. Sought governorship of Pennsylvania as an independent; later withdrew |
1949 | Delegate, United Nations Conference on the Conservation and Utilization of Resources, Lake Success, N. Y. |
1960, Sept. 9 | Died, Washington, D.C. |