Helen Gahagan

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia Helen Gahagan November 25 1900 June 28 1980 was an American actress and under the name Helen Gahagan Douglas politician She was the third woman and first Democratic woman elected to Congress from California her election made California one of the first two states the other was Illinois to have elected female members of the House from both parties Description above from the Wikipedia article Helen Gahagan Douglas licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia