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On May 25th, 1946, after 22 years as a congressional secretary, Jane Pratt was elected as North Carolina's first congresswoman. The press reported with great interest how "Miss Jane" won by a landslide with only a $100 campaign budget. She hit the ground running, voting to the pass the Atomic Energy Act, working tirelessly to mitigate a century of flood disasters in western North Carolina, and serving the constituents she knew so well.
This first biography of Congresswoman Jane Pratt recounts her youth and fascinating career on Capitol Hill. It also provides a unique federal view of North Carolina's early 20th century history. After working as a rare female newspaper editor in the early 1920s, Pratt became secretary to five tarheel congressmen over some 30 years. Her career spanned the roaring twenties, the Great Depression, World War II, and the Cold War. Pratt's amazing network was a who's who of leaders in North Carolina and Washington, DC. Her decision not to run for re-election offers insight into why 46 years passed before the state elected another woman to Congress.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Part I—Life-Shaping Legacies, Education, and Opportunities
1. Legacy of the Pee Dee
2. Young Jane Pratt (1902-1918)
3. Woman Pioneer in North Carolina's Press (1919-1923)
Part II—A Loyal Public Servant
4. Professional Woman in 1920s Washington, D.C. (1924)
5. An Advocate for Education: William C. Hammer (1921-1930)
6. A Short but Significant Term: Hinton James (1930-1931)
7. Furniture Diplomacy: J. Walter Lambeth, Jr. (1931-1938)
8. Wartime Congressional Tenure: William O. Burgin (1939-1946)
Part III—Congresswoman Pratt (1946)
9. An Unexpected Nomination?
10. Hitting the Ground Running
11. Easy Move into the Limelight
12. Legislating Atomic Energy
13. Seamless Provision of Constituent Services
14. Coincidental Tenures: Sam J. Ervin, Jr.
15. Three Powerful North Carolina Women
Part IV—Life After Holding Public Office
16. Pension Survival (1947-1956)
17. Back to the Capitol: A. Paul Kitchin (1957-1963)
18. Devoted Citizen Returns Home (1963-1981)
Part V—Looking Beyond Jane Pratt's Service
19. Long-term Benefits of Pratt's Service
20. Jane Pratt on North Carolina Women in Politics
Appendix I—Anson County Women Attending Salem Academy and College (1807-1924)
Appendix II—Select Articles from The Montgomerian, February 9, 1922, Edition
Appendix III—Women in Congress (1917-1947)
Appendix IV—North Carolina Women Leaders (1946-1947)
Appendix V—Three Powerful Women Visit the Legislature (1947)
Appendix VI—Select Items from the Jane Pratt Archives
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
