Lindy Boggs
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Lindy Boggs was a long-serving U.S. congresswoman from Louisiana and influential Democratic political figure who later became the first woman to serve as U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Democrat
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ambassador ⓘ human ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| almaMater | Tulane University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Bill Clinton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Marie Corinne Morrison Claiborne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Barbara Boggs Sigmund
NERFINISHED
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Cokie Roberts NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Boggs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1916-03-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2013-07-27 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Newcomb College of Tulane University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime (as U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See) | 2001-03-01 ⓘ |
| familyName | Boggs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
legislative politics
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public service ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| givenName | Marie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honor | Lindy Claiborne Boggs International Airport (New Orleans airport named in her honor) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy for civil rights and women's rights
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influential role in Democratic Party politics in Louisiana ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| nickname | Lindy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
first woman elected to Congress from Louisiana
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first woman to serve as United States Ambassador to the Holy See ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | 1991-01-03 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | 1973-03-20 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Chevy Chase, Maryland, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| positionHeld |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana's 2nd congressional district
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United States Ambassador to the Holy See NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Representative NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Hale Boggs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForEnteringCongress | won special election after disappearance of her husband Hale Boggs ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| represented | Louisiana's 2nd congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedUnder |
Bill Clinton
NERFINISHED
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George H. W. Bush NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimmy Carter NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronald Reagan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Hale Boggs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime (as U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See) | 1997-12-16 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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