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"But those achievements, great as they are, do not begin to sum up the life and accomplishments of Lindy Boggs."
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Lindy BoggsIf we met regularly there would be mutual concerns that would be revea — Lindy Boggs
"If we met regularly there would be mutual concerns that would be revealed that we may not think of as compelling now."
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Marie Corinne Morrison Claiborne Boggs was a politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and later as United States Ambassador to the Holy See. She was the first woman elected to Congress from Louisiana. She was also a permanent chairwoman of the 1976 Democratic National Convention, which met in New York City to nominate the Carter-Mondale ticket. She was the first woman
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"Women vote their pocketbooks . . . it boils down to that."
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"She really knew the district better than he did. She knew the growth in the district and the neighborhoods in the district and all that because, by then, he had gone into the leadership and was focusing a lot of his energies on the leadership."
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"a strong and loud and constant voice for life."
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"Calling her a humble leader and a faithful friend, the archbishop said Boggs believed in the darkest moments in life, God loved her and led her. She placed her life in the hands of a loving God."
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"Almost all women’s issues are economic issues."
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