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Edith Nourse Rogers (view source)
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'''Edith Nourse Rogers''' (March 19, 1881 – September 10, 1960) was an activist and [[Republican]] from [[Massachusetts]] who served for over three decades in the [[United States House of Representatives]], representing the state's 5th congressional district. She was first elected in a special race to fill the seat of her late husband John Jacob Rogers, who died in 1925.<ref name=history.house.govbio>[https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/R/ROGERS,-Edith-Nourse-(R000392)/ ROGERS, Edith Nourse]. ''US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives''. Retrieved September 25, 2021.</ref>
'''Edith Nourse Rogers''' (March 19, 1881 – September 10, 1960) was an activist and [[Republican]] from [[Massachusetts]] who served for over three decades in the [[United States House of Representatives]], representing the state's 5th congressional district. She was first elected in a special race to fill the seat of her late husband John Jacob Rogers, who died in 1925.<ref name=history.house.govbio>[https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/R/ROGERS,-Edith-Nourse-(R000392)/ ROGERS, Edith Nourse]. ''US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives''. Retrieved September 25, 2021.</ref>
==U.S. House of Representatives==
In late March 1925, incumbent congressman John Jacob Rogers died of appendicitis at the age of forty-three. His widow Edith Nourse Rogers subsequently ran for the House seat as a supporter of [[Prohibition]] and in addition appealed to textile workers, stating:<ref name=history.house.govbio/>
{{cquote|I am a Republican by inheritance and by conviction.}}
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