Helen Bullard oral history interview, July 25, 1977
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Blitch, Iris, 1912-1993
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Iris Faircloth Blitch (April 25, 1912 – August 19, 1993) was a United States Representative from Georgia. A Democrat, she was the fourth woman to represent Georgia in the Congress, and the first to win a regularly scheduled general election. Blitch was a vocal advocate both for women's rights and racial segregation. Born Iris Faircloth near Vidalia, Georgia, she was raised in Frederick, Maryland after her parents' deaths, returning to Georgia to attend the University of Georgia at Athens. Aft...