Norrell, Catherine Dorris, 1901-1981
Catherine Dorris Norrell (March 30, 1901 – August 26, 1981) was an American politician. A member of the Democratic Party, she was the third woman in Arkansas history to serve in the United States House of Representatives.
Born in Camden, Arkansas, she grew up in Texas, Tennessee, and Arkansas before attending Ouachita Baptist College in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, and the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, training as an accomplished pianist and organist. Before her 1922 marriage to William Norrell, a World War I veteran and Monticello, Arkansas, lawyer, Catherine Dorris was a music teacher and director at the music department of Arkansas A & M College. After her husband's election to the Arkansas state senate, Catherine Norrell worked as his unpaid assistant, learning the details of the legislative process. She continued in this role after her husband's election to the U.S. House, also serving as president of the Congressional Wives Club.
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