Edith Nourse Rogers
Former United States Representative
Edith Rogers was an American social welfare volunteer and politician who served as a Republican in the United States Congress. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Massachusetts. Until 2012, she was the longest serving Congresswoman... Wikipedia
Born: March 19, 1881, Saco, ME
Died: September 10, 1960 (age 79 years), Boston, MA
Education: Rogers Hall School
Party: Republican Party
Spouse: John Jacob Rogers (m. 1907–1925)
Place of burial: Congressional Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Hall of fame induction: 1998