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Edith Nourse Rogers

Born: 19-Mar-1881
Birthplace: Saco, ME
Died: 10-Sep-1960
Location of death: Boston, MA
Cause of death: unspecified
Remains: Buried, Lowell Cemetery, Lowell, MA

Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Politician
Party Affiliation: Republican

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Congresswoman from Massachusetts, 1925-60

Filling the seat of her late husband, the 6th woman elected to US Congress.

Father: Franklin T. Nourse
Mother: Edith France Riversmith
Husband: John Jacob Rogers (US Congressman, m. 1907, d. 28-Mar-1925)

    High School: Rogers Hall School, Lowell, MA
    High School: Madame Julien's School, Paris, France
    Administrator: President, Board of Trustees, Rogers Hall School, Lowell, MA

    US Congressman, Massachusetts 5th (30-Jun-1925 to 10-Sep-1960, her death)
    American Red Cross Volunteer (1917-22)
    National Women's Hall of Fame 1998


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