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 511 Collections and/or Records:
Investigation into Mail Delivery and Soldier Discharge Issues
Digital item
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_29_3_0007
Investigation of Missing Savings Bond for Nathan Cohen
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Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_29_3_0003
Invitation to cocktail reception and dinner at Waldorf-Astoria for Boston University Library's distinguished collected and friends.
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Identifier: CAC_CC_014_8.12_9_24_0003
Invitation to Mrs. Douglas to discuss women's issues on EVERYWOMAN program.
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Identifier: CAC_CC_014_8.12_9_24_0010
Is Mrs. Douglas Putting on a Political Act?, 1950-01-01 - 1950-12-31
Item — Box: 173, Folder: 10
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_5_173_10_0020
Overview
81st (1949-1951)
Israel Govt. Tourist Office to honor Rev. Karl Baehr, invite Ms. Douglas.
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Identifier: CAC_CC_014_8.12_9_24_0015
Johns Hopkins and Goucher College request Helen Gahagan Douglass as keynote speaker for Women's Week.
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Identifier: CAC_CC_014_8.12_9_24_0011
Johnson State College President invites Mrs. Helen Douglas to speak.
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Identifier: CAC_CC_014_8.12_9_24_0029
LA World Affairs Council invites Helen Gahagan Douglas to discuss policy.
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Identifier: CAC_CC_014_8.12_9_24_0006
Lack of Speed, Anger, and Toughness: The Defeat at Tobruk
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Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_29_1_0001