Marjorie Margolies
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 13th district |
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In office January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Lawrence Coughlin |
| Succeeded by | Jon Fox |
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June 21, 1942 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Edward Mezvinsky (1975–2007, div.) |
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| Children | 11 |
| Alma mater | University of Pennsylvania |
| Religion | Judaism |
Marjorie Margolies /ˈmɑːrdʒəri mɑːrˈɡoʊliːz/ (born June 21, 1942), formerly known as Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky /-mɛzˈvɪnski/, is a fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Fels Institute of Government, an adjunct faculty member at the University of Pennsylvania, and a women's rights activist. She is a former journalist and a Democratic politician. From 1993 to 1995, she was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing Pennsylvania.
Margolies was born in Philadelphia. She graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1963. She was a broadcast journalist for over twenty-four years, winning five Emmy Awards for her work. She worked as a television journalist at WCAU-TV from 1967 to 1969, was a CBS News Foundation Fellow, Columbia University from 1969 to 1970, and then worked for WRC-TV from 1975 until 1990. She was also a correspondent for the Today Show.
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