Women in politics

Portrait of Katie Louchheim used in conjunction with her oral history.

Margaret M. O'Riordan (left), India Edwards (center), and Florence M. Lynch (right) at the National Democratic Conference and Jefferson Jubilee at the Chicago Stadium, Chicago. India Edwards is the head of the Women's Division of the National Democratic Committee.

This is a photograph of a group of attendees to the UNRRA (United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration) meeting held in Montreal, Canada. The only woman in view is Ellen S. Woodward, a member of the Social Security Board. Dean Acheson is seated on the far right and represented the United States State Department. Standing in the center, fifth from the right, is George L. Warren, a long time principal adviser on refugees and displaced persons for the Department of State. Others in view are not identified.

Former first lady Bess Truman waves to a group of women as they applaud during a Democratic National Convention event in Chicago, Illinois. Lady Bird Johnson can be seen sitting and laughing in the left of the photograph.

Washington, D. C. Harry S. Truman was chatting with several Democratic women at a reception tonight when photographers moved in for close-ups. This was the result. The former President did not comment on his open-mouth pose. Later, Harry S. Truman addressed the National Conference of Democratic Women and accused the Republican administration of robbing ordinary citizens to "pay off political obligations to the gigantic financiers." From: Houston Post.

Honored guest Bess Truman is seen second on the right receiving a program from an unidentified young woman. Mrs. Truman is attending the Women's National Democratic Club annual Spring Benefit Dior Fashion Show and Competitive State Tables held at the Hotel Statler in Washington, D.C. The hostess on the right and the young girl on the left are not identified.

Chairman of the Democratic National Committee J. Howard McGrath (left) and Ruth Dodds, Vice Chairwoman, Democratic State Central Committee.

From left to right: Vice Chairman of the Democratic Party India Edwards; unidentified man; Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn; and Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman give a press conference.

Left to right: Bess W. Truman (back to camera); Lindy Boggs; Ann (Mrs. Oscar) Chapman; Katie Louchheim; and former President Harry S. Truman at Democratic Women's Day at the Woman's National Democratic Club. All others unidentified.