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 560 Collections and/or Records:
The Supreme Court's Decision: A Blow Against Racial Discrimination, 1948-06-09
Item — Box: 171, Folder: 3
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_5_171_3_0018
The Threat of the Mundt-Nixon Bill: A Call for Protection of Rights and Freedoms, 1950-01-01 - 1950-01-01
Item — Box: 172, Folder: 9
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_5_172_9_0016
Overview
81st (1949-1951)
The Threat of the Un-American Activities Committee, 1950-01-01 - 1950-01-01
Item — Box: 171, Folder: 3
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_5_171_3_0004
The Truth About the Election: Helen Gahagan Douglas Speaks Out, 1950-10-30
Item — Box: 172, Folder: 9
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_5_172_9_0025
Overview
81st (1949-1951)
The Un-American Activities Committee: A Threat to Constitutional Liberties, 1946-02-27
Item — Box: 172, Folder: 9
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_5_172_9_0018
Overview
79th (1945-1947)
The Un-American Activities Committee: A Threat to Democracy, 1950-01-01 - 1950-01-01
Item — Box: 172, Folder: 9
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_5_172_9_0017
Overview
81st (1949-1951)
The Un-American Retention Debate: Congresswoman Helen G. Douglas's Committee Speaks Out, 1947-01-01 - 1947-01-01
Item — Box: 74, Folder: 15
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_3.2_74_15_0027
Overview
80th (1947-1949)
The United Nations: A Decisive Day in Korea, 1945-08-12
Item — Box: 171, Folder: 3
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_5_171_3_0011
The United Nations Action in Korea: A Decisive Day in World History, 1945-08-12
Item — Box: 172, Folder: 9
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_5_172_9_0028
Overview
79th (1945-1947)
The Untold History: Negro Servicemen in World War II, 1946-01-01 - 1946-12-31
Item — Box: 22, Folder: 9
Identifier: CAC_CC_014_2.2_22_9_0029
Overview
79th (1945-1947)