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:
The Negro Soldier: A Contribution to Negro History Week
Digital item
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0036
The Negro Soldier: A Request for Reprints, 1946-02-26
Item — Box: 23, Folder: 1
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_23_1_0044
Overview
79th (1945-1947)
The Negro Soldier: A Speech by Helen Gahagan Douglas, 1946-05-10
Item — Box: 23, Folder: 1
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_23_1_0056
Overview
79th (1945-1947)
The Negro Soldier: A Tribute to Mrs. Helen Gahagan Douglas, 1946-10-22
Item — Box: 23, Folder: 1
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_23_1_0085
Overview
79th (1945-1947)
The Negro Soldier: Address by Rep. Helen Gahagan Douglas, 1946-03-18
Item — Box: 23, Folder: 1
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_23_1_0024
Overview
79th (1945-1947)
The Negro Soldier: Congressional Remarks and Correspondence
Digital item
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0093
The Negro Soldier Manuscript: A Letter Exchange, 1946-04-30
Item — Box: 23, Folder: 1
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_23_1_0052
Overview
79th (1945-1947)
The Negros' Park in World War II: Request for Copies, 1946-01-28
Item — Box: 22, Folder: 9
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0040
Overview
79th (1945-1947)
The Negros' Park in World War II: Request for Copies
Digital item
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0040
The Obligation of Women in The 1944 Election: War Or Peace?
Digital item
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_5_151_1_0014