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Ruth Harriett Woods (June 2, 1927 – February 8, 2007) was an American politician and activist, two-time Democratic nominee for the United States Senate from Missouri, and the 42nd lieutenant governor of Missouri.
10 de fev. de 2007 · Harriett Woods, who started in politics by protesting a rattling manhole cover and went on to become the first woman to win statewide office in Missouri before leading a national effort to...
8 de fev. de 2007 · Harriett Woods was the first female lieutenant governor of Missouri, a Democratic politician, and an advocate for women’s rights. A trailblazer for women in state and national politics, Woods inspired a new generation of female politicians in America.
13 de fev. de 2007 · Feminists were saddened by the death of Harriett Woods, 79, from leukemia. Woods was a trailblazer for women in politics. As a state senator in Missouri, Woods was a leader in the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.
1 de fev. de 2001 · Harriett Woods is the former president of the National Women's Political Caucus and the former lieutenant governor of Missouri, the first woman elected to a statewide office there.
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10 de fev. de 2007 · Harriett Woods, 79, whose narrow loss of a U.S. Senate race in 1982 sparked the creation of the politically powerful Emily's List, died of leukemia Feb. 8 at her home in University City, Mo.
In 1982 and 1986, Woods was the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in Missouri. She was president of the National Women’s Political Caucus from 1991 to 1995, leading the multi-partisan organization in recruiting, training and supporting hundreds of women to public office.
