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Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky

Marjorie Margolies
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 13th district
In office
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995
Preceded by Lawrence Coughlin
Succeeded by Jon Fox
Personal details
Born (1942-06-21) June 21, 1942 (age 74)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Edward Mezvinsky (1975–2007, div.)
Relations
Children 11
Alma mater University of Pennsylvania
Religion Judaism

Marjorie Margolies /ˈmɑːrəri mɑːrˈɡlz/ (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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