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 |
Personal details | |
Born |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
June 21, 1942
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Edward Mezvinsky (1975–2007, div.) |
Relations |
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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.