Today… in 1921, Rep. Alice Mary Robertson of Oklahoma became the first woman to preside over the House of Representatives. She was no feminist flag-waver, though, described as “openly hostile” to suffrage and its supporters, voted against measures to benefit maternal and infant health, just a real peach. (We share a birthday, and I’ve tried to tell you, January 2 babies stay the calendar’s bitterest bitches.)
A model of decorum and tranquility
A model of decorum and tranquility
A model of decorum and tranquility
Today… in 1921, Rep. Alice Mary Robertson of Oklahoma became the first woman to preside over the House of Representatives. She was no feminist flag-waver, though, described as “openly hostile” to suffrage and its supporters, voted against measures to benefit maternal and infant health, just a real peach. (We share a birthday, and I’ve tried to tell you, January 2 babies stay the calendar’s bitterest bitches.)