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Ten House Women Push for First Female Supreme Court Justice
Ten women in the House urge naming a woman to the Supreme Court arguing gender should not block qualification. They cite Rep. Martha Griffiths as a leading candidate and note groups favor her, while others caution the nominee must be best qualified.
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Washington (Ap
Supreme Court
Julia Butler Hansen
D-Was
Margaret M. Heckler
R-Mass
Edith Green
D-Ore
Catherine May
Ash
May
Nixon
Shirley Chisholm
D-N.y
Martha Griffiths
Leonard K. Sullivan
D-Mo
Griffiths
Michigan
Women’s Bar Association of
District of Columbia
National Assocation of
National Business and Professional Womens Club
Mrs. Griffith
Mrs. Green
Patsy Mink
Hawaii
Charlotte Reid
Ill
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James Fulton
Mrs. Reid
Rep
Florence Dwyer
R-N.j
D-Mich
House of Representatives