Audiovisual Collection. 1957 - 2006. Photographs Relating to the Administration, Family, and Personal Life of Harry S. Truman. 1957 - 2004. Photograph of Mrs. Bess W. Truman with Democratic Women

Clark, Georgia Neese, 1900-1995

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Georgia Neese Clark (b. Jan. 27, 1900, Richland, Kan.-d. Oct. 26, 1995), also known as Georgia Neese Gray, Democrat and banker, was a member of the Democratic National Committee from Kansas from 1936 to 1964. She was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Kansas in 1960. She was the first woman Treasurer of the United States, serving from 1949 to 1953. ...

Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982

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Elizabeth Virginia “Bess” Truman was the wife of Harry S. Truman and First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953. She served as her husband’s secretary and was known for often voicing her opinions. Whistle-stopping in 1948, President Harry Truman often ended his campaign talk by introducing his wife as “the Boss” and his daughter, Margaret, as “the Boss’s Boss,” and they smiled and waved as the train picked up steam. The sight of that close-knit family gallantly fighting against such lo...

Tillett, Gladys Avery, 1891-1984

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Gladys Avery Tillett of Charlotte, N.C., was vice-chair of the Democratic National Committee, 1940-1950; co-director of Frank Porter Graham's senatorial campaign, 1950; United States delegate to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, 1961-1968; proponent of the Equal Rights Amendment; and activist for other political and social causes. From the description of Gladys Avery Tillett papers, 1700s-2000. WorldCat record id: 14117471 Gladys Avery Tillett (1893-1984)...

Edwards, India, 1895-1990

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India H. Thomas Gillespie was born on June 16, 1895 in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of John A. and India H. Thomas Gillespie. From 1918 to 1936 Edwards was the Society Editor for the Chicago Tribune. On March 6, 1920 she married John F. Moffett, and later had two children, John Holbrook Moffett and India Moffett Williams. She divorced Moffett in 1937. From 1936 to 1942 she was the Woman's page editor for the Tribune. On June 16, 1942, she married Herbert Threlkeld Edwards and moved to Washing...

Mesta, Perle, 1889-1975

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