The women that paved the way for women in Congress struggled to identify their role in Congress. However, the third generation of women elected to Congress betweeen1955-1976 challenged social roles and long-standing congressional standards. Understand their viewpoint by reading the following synopsis.

Concepts

congress, women's history

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Additional Tags

martha griffiths, office of the historian: a changing of the guard, women in congress

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
• The intended use for this resource is Instructional