Helen Gahagan Douglas
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Helen Gahagan Douglas was an American actress and Democratic congresswoman from California best known for her pioneering political career and her 1950 U.S. Senate race against Richard Nixon.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Helen Gahagan Douglas canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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politician ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
civil rights
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labor rights ⓘ women's rights ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1900-11-25 ⓘ |
| candidateIn | 1950 United States Senate election in California ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | breast cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1980-06-28 ⓘ |
| describedAs | "pink lady" in 1950 Senate campaign attacks ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Barnard College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electedIn |
1944 United States House of Representatives elections
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1946 United States House of Representatives elections NERFINISHED ⓘ 1948 United States House of Representatives elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Gahagan Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
performing arts
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politics ⓘ |
| givenName | Helen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage |
Irish American
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Scottish American ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty | Democratic Party ⓘ |
| movement | New Deal liberalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
1950 U.S. Senate race against Richard Nixon
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being one of the first prominent women in U.S. national politics from California ⓘ |
| notableWork | performance in the film "She" (1935) ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
film actor
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member of the United States House of Representatives ⓘ politician ⓘ radio actor ⓘ stage actor ⓘ |
| opponent | Richard Nixon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Boonton, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 14th congressional district
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United States representative NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ranForOffice | United States Senator from California ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopal Church ⓘ |
| represented | California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles, California
NERFINISHED
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Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| spouse | Melvyn Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termEnd | 1951 ⓘ |
| termStart | 1945 ⓘ |
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