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Frances Payne Bolton: 14-term Representative, Nursing advocate
Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

Frances Payne Bolton

Though born into wealth, Mrs. Bolton was a pioneer in Nursing Advocacy, kept 14 terms in the U.S. House of Representatives (1940-68), and was the first woman Representative to the U.N. Read more about her life and work.


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