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Alice Mary Robertson

Photograph of Alice Mary Robertson, standing in front of car outside the East Front of the Capitol. A man is bent over the car, with a hand reaching behind a headlight./tiles/collection/5/5690.xml
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Reverse of photograph, with handwritten text reading, “Autos: Gas stations, repairs. Congress woman Alice Robertson 12/8/21” and maker information/tiles/collection/2/28567.xml
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Photograph of Alice Mary Robertson, standing in front of car outside the East Front of the Capitol. A man is bent over the car, with a hand reaching behind a headlight.
Reverse of photograph, with handwritten text reading, “Autos: Gas stations, repairs. Congress woman Alice Robertson 12/8/21” and maker information
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Date

1921

Maker

Culver Pictures, Inc.

Dimensions

8 1/4 x 10 in. (21 x 25.4 cm)

Accession Number

2008.011.006

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

Oklahoman Alice Mary Robertson, seen here outside the Capitol Building, was elected to the House in 1920. She served on the Indian Affairs Committee; the Committee on Expenditures; and, as the only woman in the House, she was appointed to the Committee on Woman’s Suffrage. Although she was the first woman to preside over a House session, Robertson was, ironically, also opposed to women seeking national political office.

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