Church, Marguerite Stitt, 1892-1990

Marguerite Stitt Church (September 13, 1892 – May 26, 1990) was an American psychologist and politician who represented Illinois' 13th congressional district from 1951 to 1963. She was a member of the Republican Party.

Born Marguerite Stitt in New York City, she attended St. Agatha School in New York City before earning an AB in psychology with a minor in economics and sociology from Wellesley College in 1914. After graduation, she taught a biblical history course at Wellesley for a year before enrolling in a master’s program in economics and sociology at Columbia University. She completed her graduate degree in 1917 and worked for a year as a consulting psychologist with the State Charities Aid Association of New York City. In 1918, she traveled to Chicago and met Illinois state legislator Ralph Church who she would marry that December. After her marriage, she worked in a succession of organizations devoted to family and children’s welfare.

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