Ruth McCormick

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:advocacy Labor rights
gptkbp:advocatesFor Voting rights for women
Equal pay for women
Discrimination in politics
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:American_Association_of_University_Women
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:National_Women's_Party
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Illinois_at_Urbana–Champaign
gptkbp:awards Honorary_Doctorate_from_University_of_Illinois
gptkbp:birthDate 1881-06-02
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Graceland_Cemetery
gptkbp:campaigns Women's rights
gptkbp:children gptkb:Ruth_McCormick_Miller
gptkbp:civicEngagement Community service initiatives
gptkbp:collaboratedWith Other women leaders
gptkbp:contributedTo Women's rights movements
Women's political organizations
gptkbp:deathDate 1944-12-31
gptkbp:foughtIn Social justice issues
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Ruth_Hanna_McCormick
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Role in early 20th-century politics
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ruth McCormick
gptkbp:image Ruth_McCormick.jpg
gptkbp:impact Increased female political participation
gptkbp:influence Political reform
gptkbp:influenced Legislation on women's rights
gptkbp:influences Women's suffrage movement
gptkbp:inspiration Future generations of women leaders
gptkbp:involved Civil rights advocacy
gptkbp:knownFor First woman elected to Congress from Illinois
gptkbp:legacy Pioneer_for_women_in_politics
gptkbp:mentor Young women politicians
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableEvent First woman to run for U.S. Senate from Illinois
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:U.S._House_of_Representatives
gptkbp:occupation Politician
gptkbp:participatedIn Local and national elections
Political conventions
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:politicalRole 1928
1933
gptkbp:positionHeld U.S._Representative
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:William_H._McKinley
gptkbp:promoted Women's education
gptkbp:promotes Women's health issues
gptkbp:publications Speeches and writings on women's issues
gptkbp:recognizedBy Historical societies
gptkbp:recognizes Trailblazer in women's politics
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:McCormick_family
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois
gptkbp:role Women in politics
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:William_McCormick
gptkbp:successor gptkb:James_M._Meade
gptkbp:supported Child labor laws
Labor_unions
gptkbp:supports Women's suffrage amendment
gptkbp:termEnd 1933-03-03
gptkbp:termStart 1931-03-04