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Smoke Filled Rooms Stay Strictly Male Proposition
Inez Robb argues women face barriers in party politics as smoke filled rooms remain male preserves. She notes women delegates attend conventions at Chicago and still see real power kept by male leaders, with few high profile roles for women like Clare Luce or Helen Gahagan Douglas.
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Clare Boothe Luce
Helen Gahagan Douglas
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India Edwards
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Frances Perkins