Boiler Room Girls
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The Boiler Room Girls were a group of young female political staffers who worked behind the scenes on Democratic campaigns in the 1960s, most notably associated with Ted Kennedy and the Chappaquiddick incident.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
informal organization
ⓘ
political staff group ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Chappaquiddick incident NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Robert F. Kennedy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ted Kennedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs |
behind-the-scenes campaign workers
ⓘ
group of young female political staffers ⓘ |
| dissolved | late 1960s ⓘ |
| employer |
Edward M. Kennedy Senate office
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Robert F. Kennedy presidential campaign, 1968 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
election research
ⓘ
political campaigning ⓘ voter analysis ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Esther Newberg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mary Ellen Lyons NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Jo Kopechne NERFINISHED ⓘ Nance Lyons NERFINISHED ⓘ Rachel Schiff NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosemary Keough NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan Tannenbaum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1968 ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locationOfWork |
Boston, Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with Ted Kennedy
ⓘ
connection to the Chappaquiddick incident ⓘ work on Democratic Party campaigns in the 1960s ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Democratic Party
ⓘ
surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
|
| timePeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| workContext |
United States Senate campaigns
ⓘ
presidential primary campaigns ⓘ |
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