Martha Griffiths

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Politician
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Michigan
gptkbp:awards Women's Hall of Fame Inductee
Honorary_Doctorate_from_University_of_Michigan
Michigan_Women's_Hall_of_Fame_Inductee
gptkbp:birthDate July 24, 1912
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Detroit,_Michigan
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:committee gptkb:House_Committee_on_Government_Operations
gptkb:House_Committee_on_Ways_and_Means
gptkb:House_Committee_on_Education_and_Labor
gptkb:House_Committee_on_Interior_and_Insular_Affairs
gptkb:House_Committee_on_Post_Office_and_Civil_Service
gptkb:House_Committee_on_Rules
gptkb:House_Committee_on_Veterans'_Affairs
gptkbp:deathDate November 8, 2003
gptkbp:district gptkb:Michigan's_17th_congressional_district
gptkbp:education Law degree
gptkbp:gender Female
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Martha Griffiths
gptkbp:image Martha Griffiths.jpg
gptkbp:influenced Women's rights movement
Civil rights movement
Political_activism_in_Michigan
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Eleanor_Roosevelt
gptkb:John_F._Kennedy
gptkb:Frank_Murphy
gptkbp:knownFor Advocacy for women's rights
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:nickname Martha
gptkbp:notableWork Equal Rights Amendment
gptkbp:occupation Attorney
gptkbp:office U.S._Representative
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:politicalPosition Advocate for women's rights
Civil rights advocate
Social justice advocate
gptkbp:politicalRole State Senator
State_Representative
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:George_Meader
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Southfield,_Michigan
gptkbp:signature Martha_Griffiths_signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:William_Griffiths
gptkbp:successor gptkb:William_D._Ford
gptkbp:termEnd 1974
gptkbp:termStart 1955