Douglas, Helen Gahagan, 1900-1980
Person
Biographical:
Helen Gahagan Douglas (1900-1980) began her professional career on the Broadway stage and was deemed a "star" at age twenty-two. By the 1930s, she left the Northeast and moved to California with her husband, Hollywood actor Melvyn Douglas. Although she made only one movie herself--the science fiction film, She--she soon found herself immersed in politics. She worked with the Farm Security Administration and later was elected Democratic National Committeewoman from California. In 1944, she was elected as the representative of California's Fourteenth District in the U.S. House of Representatives. She was successfully reelected to this position in 1946 and 1948. A tireless New Deal Democrat, Douglas was a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee and served as an alternate delegate to the General Assembly of the United Nations. In 1950, she opposed Richard M. Nixon in the general election for the U.S. Senate. The campaign was especially brutal with the Republicans quite "liberal" in their charges that Douglas was a communist. Nixon easily won the election. Though Douglas never entered the political fray again, she remained a tireless public speaker and activist.
Found in 267 Collections and/or Records:
National Advisory Committee on Farm Labor discusses membership, issues, and NLRA coverage.
Digital item
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_8.12_9_53_0002
National Advisory Committee on Farm Labor faces financial constraints and staffing shortages, but remains committed to their mission.
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Identifier: CAC_CC_014_8.12_9_53_0004
National Sharecroppers Fund can no longer support National Advisory Committee.
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Identifier: CAC_CC_014_8.12_9_53_0003
Negro Heroism Praised by Calif. Lawmaker, 1946-02-01
Item — Box: 22, Folder: 9
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0048
Overview
79th (1945-1947)
Negro Heroism Praised by Calif. Lawmaker
Digital item
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0048
Negro Soldiers and Sailors in World War II: A Detailed History, 1946-01-01 - 1946-12-31
Item — Box: 22, Folder: 9
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0018
Overview
79th (1945-1947)
Negro Soldiers and Sailors in World War II: A Detailed History
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Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0018
Negro Soldiers in the Military: A Letter Exchange
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Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0050
Negroes' Magnificent War Record: A Tribute from Helen Gahagan Douglas
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Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0003
Negroes' Magnificent War Record: A Tribute from Helen Gahagan Douglas, 1946-01-22
Item — Box: 22, Folder: 9
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0003
Overview
79th (1945-1947)