Ruth Hanna McCormick
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Ruth Hanna McCormick was an American politician and suffragist who served as a U.S. Representative from Illinois and was a prominent Republican figure in the early 20th century.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ politician ⓘ suffragist ⓘ |
| advocated for |
child labor reform
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prohibition ⓘ women's suffrage ⓘ |
| birth date | 1880-03-27 ⓘ |
| birthName | Ruth Hanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| candidate in | 1930 United States Senate election in Illinois ⓘ |
| child | Ruth McCormick Tankersley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country of citizenship | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| death date | 1944-12-31 ⓘ |
| educated at |
Miss Porter's School
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University of Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elected in | United States House of Representatives elections, 1928 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName |
Hanna
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McCormick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Mark Hanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Ruth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| member of political party | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mother | Charlotte Augusta Rhodes Hanna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | women's suffrage movement ⓘ |
| name | Ruth Hanna McCormick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notable for |
being an early 20th-century female leader in the Republican Party
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being one of the first women to manage a statewide political campaign in the United States ⓘ |
| notable work | leadership in the woman suffrage movement in Illinois ⓘ |
| occupation |
politician
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publisher ⓘ rancher ⓘ suffragist ⓘ |
| owned |
Chicago Evening Post
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Rock River farm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place of birth | Cleveland, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place of death | Chicago, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| political party | Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| position held |
United States representative from Illinois's 6th congressional district
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chair of the women's executive committee of the Republican National Committee ⓘ member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| ran for | United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative |
Cyrus McCormick family
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Medill family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represented | Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Rock River farm, Byron, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sex or gender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Joseph Medill McCormick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state represented in the U.S. House of Representatives | Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| term end | 1931 ⓘ |
| term start | 1929 ⓘ |
| worked for | Republican National Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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