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Edith Nourse Rogers (view source)
Revision as of 16:59, September 25, 2021
, 16:59, September 25, 2021→U.S. House of Representatives
During the 1950s under the presidency of [[Moderate Republican]] [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]], Rogers' conservatism began to wane significantly, evident in supporting public housing as well as the [[Tennessee Valley Authority]], programs she previously opposed.<ref name=politiciansvoteropinion/> However, in her last months in Congress, she voted with the conservative side 89% of the time.
During the 1950s under the presidency of [[Moderate Republican]] [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]], Rogers' conservatism began to wane significantly, evident in supporting public housing as well as the [[Tennessee Valley Authority]], programs she previously opposed.<ref name=politiciansvoteropinion/> However, in her last months in Congress, she voted with the conservative side 89% of the time.
On September 10, 1960, Rogers died in a [[Boston]] hospital of [[pneumonia]] at the age of seventy-nine.<ref name=history.house.govbio/>
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