Edith Nourse Rogers
| Edith Rogers | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 5th district |
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In office June 30, 1925 – September 10, 1960 |
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| Preceded by | John Rogers |
| Succeeded by | Bradford Morse |
| Chairwoman of the House Veterans' Affairs Committee | |
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In office January 3, 1953 – January 3, 1955 |
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| Speaker | Joseph William Martin, Jr. |
| Preceded by | John Rankin |
| Succeeded by | Olin Teague |
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In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949 |
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| Speaker | Joseph William Martin, Jr. |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | John Rankin |
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Edith Nourse March 19, 1881 Saco, Maine, U.S. |
| Died |
September 10, 1960 (aged 79) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | John Rogers (1907–1925) |
Edith Nourse Rogers (March 19, 1881 – September 10, 1960) was an American social welfare volunteer and politician who was one of the first women to serve in the United States Congress. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Massachusetts. Until 2012, she was the longest serving Congresswoman (later surpassed by Barbara Mikulski). In her 35 years in the House of Representatives she was a powerful voice for veterans and sponsored seminal legislation, including the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 (commonly known as the G.I. Bill), which provided educational and financial benefits for soldiers returning home from World War II, the 1942 bill that created the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC), and the 1943 bill that created the Women's Army Corps (WAC). She was also instrumental in bringing federal appropriations to her constituency, Massachusetts's 5th congressional district.
Edith Nourse was born on March 19, 1881 in Saco, Maine to Franklin T. Nourse, the manager of a textile mill, and Edith France Riversmith, who volunteered with the Christian church and social causes. Both parents were from old New England families, and were able to have their daughter privately tutored until she was fourteen. Edith Nourse then attended and graduated from Rogers Hall School, a private boarding school for girls in Lowell, Massachusetts, and then Madame Julien's School, a finishing school at Neuilly in Paris, France.
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