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Lindy Boggs

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American politician (1916-2013)

United StatesPoliticiansLived 1916 to 2013 · aged 97
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S. House of Representatives and later as United States Ambassador to the Holy See. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Louisiana. She was also a permanent chairwoman of the 1976 Democratic National Convention, which met in New York City to nominate the Carter-Mondale ticket.

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1991Laetare Medal
Four Freedoms Award - Freedom of Worship
Louisiana Center for Women and Government Hall of Fame

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Marie Corinne Morrison Claiborne Boggs was a politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and later as United States Ambassador to the Holy See. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Louisiana. She was also a permanent chairwoman of the 1976 Democratic National Convention, which met in New York City to nominate the Carter-Mondale ticket. She was the first woman to preside over a major party convention.

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United States
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Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
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Lived 1916 to 2013 · aged 97
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