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Created page with "'''Gracie Bowers Pfost''' (March 12, 1906 – August 11, 1965) was a Democrat from Idaho who was the state's first female United States representative, serving for a d..."
'''Gracie Bowers Pfost''' (March 12, 1906 – August 11, 1965) was a [[Democrat]] from [[Idaho]] who was the state's first female United States representative, serving for a decade from the first congressional district. She was known as "Hell's Belle"<ref>[https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/digital/iwi/women/iwi-18.html Gracie Bowers Pfost]. ''Idaho's Women of Influence''. Retrieved August 7, 2021.</ref> due to her adamant advocacy for a large federal dam in Hells Canyon.
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/P000287 Profile] at the ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6570274/gracie-pfost Profile] at ''Find a Grave
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[[Category:Idaho]]
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==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/P000287 Profile] at the ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
*[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6570274/gracie-pfost Profile] at ''Find a Grave
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[[Category:Idaho]]
[[Category:Former United States Representatives]]
[[Category:Democrats]]