From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leonor Sullivan
Leonor Sullivan
United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives Succeeded by
Phil J. Welch from Missouri’s 3rd congressional district Dick Gephardt
1953-1977
Party political offices
Preceded by Secretary of Democratic Caucus of the United Succeeded by
Edna F. Kelly States House of Representatives Patsy Mink
1959–1975, except 1964
elected eleven times. In Congress, she served for many
years as Secretary of the House Democratic Caucus.
Sullivan helped create the food stamp program,
which was opposed by Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft
Benson and became law in the 60s during the Kennedy
and Johnson administrations.
Sullivan was one of very few members of Congress,
and the only woman member of Congress, to vote against
the Equal Rights Amendment for women in the early
1970s.
She did not seek re-election in 1976, and was succeed-
ed by Dick Gephardt. The former Wharf Street in front
of the Gateway Arch in Downtown St. Louis was renamed
Leonor K. Sullivan Boulevard in her honor.
Quotes
"A woman with a woman’s viewpoint is of more value
when she forgets she’s a woman and begins to act like a
man."
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Leonor K. Sullivan External links
• Link to Official Congressional Biography
Leonor Kretzer Sullivan (August 21, 1902 in St. Louis, Persondata
Missouri – September 1, 1988 in St. Louis) was a member
of the United States House of Representatives from Mis- Name Sullivan, Leonor
souri. She was a Democrat and the first woman in Alternative names
Congress from Missouri. Short description
Sullivan attended Washington University in St. Louis
Date of birth August 21, 1902
and was a teacher and director at St. Louis Comptometer
school. She was married to John B. Sullivan, who served Place of birth
four terms in Congress, and she served as his adminis- Date of death September 1, 1988
trative aide. Following her husband’s death in 1951, she Place of death
served as an aide to Congressman Leonard Irving until
she left to run for Congress herself in 1952. She was re-
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Leonor Sullivan
Categories:
• 1902 births
• 1988 deaths
• Members of the United States House of Representatives from Missouri
• People from St. Louis, Missouri
• Washington University in St. Louis alumni
• Female members of the United States House of Representatives
• Women in Missouri politics
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