Edith Green
United States Representative from Oregon's 3rd district
In office 1955 - 1974
Preceded by	Homer D. Angell
Succeeded by	Robert B. Duncan
Born	January 17, 1910 Trent, South Dakota
Died	April 21, 1987 Portland, Oregon
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Arthur N. Green

Edith Louise Starrett Green (January 17, 1910 – April 21, 1987) was a former Democratic U.S. congresswoman from Oregon. Seal of the House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives (or simply the House) is the lower of the two chambers of the United States Congress, the other being the Senate. ... Official language(s) None Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 9th  - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 2. ... As of the 2000 census, there are five Oregon United States congressional districts. ... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Robert B. Duncan was a congressman from Oregon. ... January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Trent is a town located in Moody County, South Dakota. ... April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Portland is the name of numerous cities in the English-speaking world, the largest of which are Portland, Oregon and Portland, Maine in the United States. ... Official language(s) None Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 9th  - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 2. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Republican Party. ... January 17 is the 17th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Republican Party. ... Type Bicameral Houses Senate House of Representatives President of the Senate Dick Cheney, R, since January 20, 2001 Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert, R, since January 6, 1999 Members 535 plus 4 Delegates and 1 Resident Commissioner Political groups (as of January 4, 2005 elections) Democratic Party Republican Party... Official language(s) None Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area  Ranked 9th  - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 km²)  - Width 260 miles (420 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 2. ...

Early life

She was born Edith Louise Starrett in Trent, South Dakota. Her family moved to Oregon in 1916, where she attended schools in Salem, attending Willamette University from 1927 to 1929. She became a schoolteacher in 1929, married Arthur N. Green in 1930, and left school to begin a family.^[1] Trent is a town located in Moody County, South Dakota. ... Nickname: The Cherry City Location in the state of Oregon Coordinates: County Marion County, Polk County Founded 1842 Mayor Janet Taylor Area    - City 120. ... Willamette University is a private institution of higher learning located in Salem, Oregon. ...

In 1939, Green went back to school and earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Oregon and did graduate study at Stanford University. She became a radio commentator and writer in the 1940s, but her interest in educational issues led her to become a lobbyist for the Oregon Education Association.^[2] A bachelors degree (Artium Baccalaureus, A.B. or B.A.) is usually an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or major that generally lasts for three, four, or in some cases and countries, five or six years. ... The University of Oregon is a public university located in Eugene, Oregon. ... The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University (or simply Stanford), is a private university located approximately 37 miles (60 kilometers) southeast of San Francisco and approximately 20 miles northwest of San José in an unincorporated part of Santa Clara County. ...

Political career

A Democrat, Green first ran for political office in 1952 as the Democratic candidate for Oregon Secretary of State, but was defeated by the incumbent Earl T. Newbry. In 1954, she was elected as the representative for Oregon's 3rd congressional district, defeating Republican nominee (and future Oregon governor) Tom McCall. Green was the second woman (after Nan Wood Honeyman) to be elected to the House from Oregon, and one of only 17 women in the House at the time of her election.^[1] The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States; the other being the Republican Party. ... The Secretary of State of Oregon, an elected constitutional officer within the executive branch of government, is second in line of succession to the Governor. ... The U.S. House election, 1954 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1954 which occurred in the middle of President Dwight Eisenhowers first term. ... As of the 2000 census, there are five Oregon United States congressional districts. ... For other uses, see Republican Party (disambiguation) or GOP (disambiguation). ... The Governor of Oregon is the top executive of the government of the U.S. state of Oregon. ... Thomas Lawson McCall (March 22, 1913 – January 8, 1983) was an American politician, a Republican, and the thirtieth governor of Oregon from 1967 to 1975. ...

In her ten terms in the House, Green focused on women's issues and education. In 1955, Green proposed the Equal Pay Act, to ensure that men and women were paid equally for equal work. The bill was signed into law eight years later. Other significant legislation by Green included the Library Service Bill, which provided access to libraries for rural communities, the Higher Education Facilities Act of 1963, which Lyndon Johnson called "the greatest step forward in the field since the passage of the Land-Grant Act of 1862,"^[1] and the Higher Education Act of 1965 and 1967. Green's commitment to education earned her the moniker "Mrs. Education."^[3] Equal pay for women is an issue involving pay inequality between men and women. ... Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908–January 22, 1973), often referred to as LBJ, was an American politician. ... The Morrill Land-Grant Acts are United States statutes that allowed for the creation of land-grant colleges. ... The Higher Education Act of 1965 (Pub. ...

Green also provided significant input to the National Defense Education Act of 1958, intended to keep the United States ahead of the Soviet Union during the space race after the launch of Sputnik. The National Defense Education Act (NDEA) is a United States Act of Congress, passed in 1958 providing aid to education in the United States at all levels, both public and private. ... Titan II rockets launched 12 U.S. Gemini spacecraft in the 1960s. ... Sputnik 1 The Sputnik program was a series of unmanned space missions launched by the Soviet Union in the late 1950s to demonstrate the viability of artificial satellites. ...

Green is probably most noted for her work developing the legislation that was to become Title IX, which prohibited sex discrimination in federally funded educational institutions. In the late 1960s, after noting that while programs existed to keep boys in school but no similar programs existed for girls, Green sought to correct this inequity.^[3] She introduced a higher education bill that contained provisions regarding gender equity in education.^[4] The hearings on this bill, together with significant input from fellow Representative Patsy Mink and Senator Birch Bayh, eventually resulted in the passage of Title IX in 1972.^[5] Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (United States), commonly known as Title IX, is a 37-word law enacted on June 23, 1972 that states: No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or... Patsy T. Mink was the first non-white woman to serve in Congress. ... Birch Evans Bayh II (born January 22, 1928) was a U.S. Senator from Indiana between 1963 and 1981. ...

Senator Mark Hatfield called Green "the most powerful woman ever to serve in the Congress."^[6] Adlai Stevenson selected her to second his nomination at the 1956 Democratic National Convention, and she headed the Oregon primary campaigns for John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson.^[1] Mark Odom Hatfield (born July 12, 1922) is an American politician from Oregon. ... Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (February 5, 1900 – July 14, 1965) was an American politician, noted for intellectual demeanor and advocacy of liberal causes in the Democratic party. ... The 1956 National Convention of the U.S. Democratic Party nominated Adlai E. Stevenson of Illinois for President and Estes Kefauver for Vice President. ... For other persons named John Kennedy, see John Kennedy (disambiguation). ... Robert Francis Bobby Kennedy (November 20, 1925 – June 6, 1968), also called RFK, was one of two younger brothers of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and served as United States Attorney General from 1961 to 1964. ... Henry Martin Scoop Jackson (May 31, 1912 – September 1, 1983) was a U.S. Congressman and Senator for Washington State from 1941 until his death. ...

Green herself was considered a contender for U.S. Senate several times, most notably in 1966 against eventual winner Hatfield^[7], but she declined each time to turn her House seniority for junior status in the Senate.^[1] The United States Senate is the upper house of the U.S. Congress, smaller than the United States House of Representatives. ... Results -- Republican holds in light red, pickups in dark red, Democratic holds in light blue, pickups in dark blue, simultaneous hold in purple The U.S. Senate election, 1966 was an election for the United States Senate which occurred midway through the term of President Lyndon Baines Johnson. ...

After Congress

Green did not seek an eleventh term in 1974, and resigned on December 31, 1974, just before her final term expired. She returned to Portland and became a professor of government at Warner Pacific College. She was appointed to the Oregon State Board of Higher Education in 1979. She died April 21, 1987.^[2] The U.S. House election, 1974 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1974 that occurred in the wake of the Watergate scandal, which had forced President Richard M. Nixon to resign in favor of Gerald Ford. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Warner Pacific College is an urban residential and commuter Christian liberal arts college located in Southeast Portland, Oregon. ... The Oregon State Board of Higher Education is the statutory governing board for the Oregon State System of Higher Education. ... April 21 is the 111th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (112th in leap years). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

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External links

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Edith Green Memorial at Find A Grave