Emily Taft Douglas

Emily Taft Douglas ( born April 10, 1899 in Chicago, Illinois, † January 28, 1994 in White Plains, New York) was an American politician. Between 1945 and 1947, she represented the state of Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Emily Taft, so her maiden name, was the daughter of the sculptor and writer Lorado Taft. She studied until 1919 at the University of Chicago. After that, she spent two years working as an actress. Politically, she joined already in their youth enthusiasm about President Woodrow Wilson and his plan for a League of Nations whose Democratic Party. In 1924 she became a member of the League of Women Voters of. In 1931 she married the later U.S. Senator Paul Douglas. After a visit to Italy in 1935, the couple realized the danger emanating from fascism. Since then, they engaged intensively in the policy to combat this threat. Her husband took an active part in the Second World War.

In the congressional elections of 1944 Emily Douglas was in the 26th electoral district of Illinois in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where they became the successor of Stephen A. Day on January 3, 1945. Since it has not been confirmed in 1946, she was able to complete only one term in Congress until January 3, 1947. During this time, ended the Second World War.

In 1950, Emily Douglas served as U.S. representative to UNESCO. She was also the author of several books. After the end of their time in the U.S. House of Representatives, it is no longer politically have appeared. She died on 28 January 1994 in White Plains.

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