When Margaret Heckler arrived in Congress in 1967, only 11 women held seats in the House of Representatives.https://twitter.com/BostonGlobe/status/1026799898711257088 …
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For 16 yrs as Rep of MA-10+later as Sec of HHS+U.S. Ambassador to Ireland, she served as an advocate for women’s rights+for increasing the participation of women in politics in the male-dominated political arena of the 1960s-1980s. She was a true trailblazer.
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My condolences go out to the Heckler family at this difficult time.
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