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Women in 1964 Made History and Headlines
A retrospective notes 1964 as a landmark year for women in politics law and culture. First Lady Lady Bird Johnson broke new ground by campaigning independently and hosting White House events. Women achieved high office awards and nominations including cabinet posts ambassadors and a presidential nomination bid. Sports and civil rights figures also advanced with medals and public advocacy shaping a changing American landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appagne
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Taylor
U. S
Lyndon B. Johnson
White House
Lady Bird Johnson
Associated Press
John F. Kennedy
Caroline
Here
Washington
Georgetown
Johnson
Margaret Joy Tibbetts
Norway
Katharine Elkus White
Denmark
Dr. I. Bunting
Cliffe
Atomic Energy Commission
Elizabeth
May
Export-Import Bank
Hazel Brannon Smith
Texas Panhandle
Helen B. Taussig
Johns Hopkins University
Taussig
American Heart Association
United Nations
Mary Parkman Peabody
Peabody
Massachusetts
St. Augustine