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Nixon appoints more women to government posts
The Nixon administration broadens female appointments across federal commissions and key agencies. Barbara Franklin leads White House recruiting. Charlotte Reid joins the FCC. Helen Bentley and Catherine Maddell chair major regulatory bodies. Five women receive general officer ranks, signaling a surge in appointed women nationwide.
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Bella Abzug
New York
John F. Kennedy Center For the Performing Arts
Committee For the Preservation of the
White House
Fred Malek
Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Malek
Rose Mary Woods
Connie Stuart
Republican National Committee
Ann Armstrong
Barbara Franklin
Charlotte Reid
Illinois
Federal Communications Commission
Freida Hennock
Helen D. Bentley
Federal Maritime Commission
Valerija Raulinaitis
Veterans Hospital
Jayne B. Spain
Litton Industries
Cincinnati
Ohio
Civil Service Commission
Spain
Bethel Cook
Securities Division
Treasury Department
Brereton Sturtevant
Board of Patent Appeals
U.S. Patent Office
Jeanne Holm
WAF
Elizabeth Hoisington
WAC
Anna May Hays
Army Nurse Corps
Mildred Bailey
Lillian Dunlay
ANC