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Martha Wright Griffiths (January 29, 1912 – April 22, 2003) was an American lawyer and judge before being elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1954.
Mar 1, 2021 · Martha Griffiths (D-MI) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1955-1974. She was the first woman to serve on the powerful House Committee on Ways and Means and was instrumental in getting the prohibition of sex discrimination added to the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964. Griffiths is also known for resurrecting the ...
Apr 25, 2003 · Martha Griffiths, the irascible, independent-minded former congresswoman who was a pivotal force behind the ban on sex discrimination in the 1964 Civil Rights Act and pushed the controversial...
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Apr 25, 2003 · Martha Wright Griffiths, a longtime United States representative who was a legend in Michigan Democratic politics and one of the most effective women's civil rights legislators of her...
Martha W. Griffiths tirelessly fought to give all women equal opportunities and equal treatment during her long and celebrated career as a politician, legislator, judge, congresswoman, and the first woman lieutenant governor of Michigan.
Jul 14, 2014 · Not many Americans have even heard of Alice Paul, Howard W. Smith, and Martha Griffiths. But they played almost as big a role in the history of women’s rights as Marshall and King played in the...
Martha Griffiths fought and won important victories for equal rights for women and minorities. Griffiths’ first try for public office in 1946 resulted in defeat, but she was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 1948 and served two terms.
