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Helen Gahagan Douglas
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Helen Gahagan (November 25, 1900 – June 28, 1980) was an American actress and (under the name Helen Gahagan Douglas) politician. She was the third woman and first Democratic woman elected to Congress from California; her election made California one of the first two states (the other was Illinois) to have elected female members of the House from both parties. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.