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    Elizabeth Dole

    American politician

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  2. Early life and education. Dole was born Mary Elizabeth Alexander Hanford in Salisbury, North Carolina, to Mary Ella ( née Cathey; 1901–2004) and John Van Hanford (1893–1978). [1] [2] Dole attended Duke University and graduated with distinction in political science on June 2, 1958.

  3. She graduated from Duke University with distinction in 1958, as a member of Phi Beta Kappa. She went on to earn a master’s degree in education from Harvard in 1960, and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1965. She was one of only 24 women in her law school class of 550.

  4. May 7, 2024 · She earned a degree in political science from Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, in 1958 and a master’s and a law degree from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1960 and 1965, respectively. Upon finishing her education, she moved to Washington, D.C., to work in national politics. A pioneering politician.

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  5. In 1960 Dole received a master's degree in education from Harvard, and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1965 as one of twenty-five female graduates in a class of five hundred. After law school Dole went to Washington, D.C.

  6. Jun 27, 2018 · She was a political science major at Duke University, received a master's degree in education from Harvard in 1960, and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1965 as one of 25 female graduates in a class of 500.

  7. Elizabeth Hanford Dole was born July 29, 1936, in Salisbury, North Carolina. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Duke University (1958) and from Harvard Law School (1965). She also holds a master's degree in Education and Government from Harvard University. During the 1960s, Dole headed the White House Office of Consumer Affairs under Presidents ...

  8. 1968-1973. Promoted to Deputy Director. February 1971-December 1973. U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Commissioner. December 4, 1973-February 9, 1979. U.S. Department of Transportation. Secretary of Transportation. February 7, 1983-October 1, 1987. First woman appointed to this role. U.S. Department of Labor. Secretary of Labor.

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