Pinchot, Cornelia Bryce, 1881-1960

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Birth 1881
Death 1960

Biographical notes:

Politician, political activist, and wife of Gifford Pinchot, conservationist and governor of Pennsylvania. Born Cornelia Elizabeth Bryce.

From the description of Cornelia Bryce Pinchot papers, 1899-1960 (bulk 1918-1947). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981918

In 1923 Pinchot proposed a conference on "Civil Disabilities of Women" to be sponsored by the American Academy of Political and Social Science, to debate the Equal Rights Amendment.

From the description of Papers, 1923-1926 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007125

Biographical Note

1881, Aug. 26 Born, Newport, R.I. 1914 Married Gifford Pinchot (died 1946) 1915 Birth of only child, Gifford Bryce Pinchot 1923 1927 Wife of the governor of Pennsylvania 1923 Advocated enforcement of Volstead Act prohibiting sale of liquor 1928 Ran unsuccessfully for Congress 1931 1935 Husband's second term as governor of Pennsylvania 1932 Ran unsuccessfully for Congress 1934 Walked the picket line in support of striking laundry and garment workers, New York, N.Y. Sought governorship of Pennsylvania as an independent; later withdrew 1949 Delegate, United Nations Conference on the Conservation and Utilization of Resources, Lake Success, N. Y. 1960, Sept. 9 Died, Washington, D.C.

From the guide to the Cornelia Bryce Pinchot Papers, 1899-1960, (bulk 1918-1947), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)

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Subjects:

  • Children
  • Children
  • Equal rights amendments
  • Gardening
  • Gardening
  • Labor movement
  • Labor movement
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women
  • Women labor union members
  • Women labor union members
  • Women political candidates
  • Women political candidates

Occupations:

  • Governors' spouses
  • Politicians
  • Suffragists

Places:

  • United States (as recorded)
  • Pennsylvania (as recorded)
  • Pennsylvania (as recorded)

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