Letters, 1928, 1934.

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Letters, 1928, 1934.

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Two autograph letters: one to Mr. Blodgett re: her Florida campaign for Congress, 1928; one to "Cora" re: her work as a diplomat in Denmark and the "cold reception" by Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes to the idea of becoming his assistant, 1934.

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Owen, Ruth Bryan, 1885-1954

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Ruth Baird Bryan Leavitt Owen Rohde, also known as Ruth Bryan Owen, (October 2, 1885 – July 26, 1954) was an author and politician. A member of the Democratic Party, Owen was the daughter of three-time presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan. In 1928, she was elected from Florida's 4th district as Florida's first female U.S. Representative and the second from the South after Alice Mary Robertson. Representative Owen was also the first woman to earn a seat on the U.S. House Committee on For...