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Martha Wright Griffiths (January 29, 1912 – April 22, 2003) was an American lawyer and judge before being elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1954. Griffiths was the first woman to serve on the House Committee on Ways and Means and the first woman elected to the United States Congress from Michigan as a member of the Democratic Party. She was also the person "instrumental" in including the prohibition of sex discrimination under Title VII in the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

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rdfs:comment	Martha Wright Griffiths (January 29, 1912 – April 22, 2003) was an American lawyer and judge before being elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1954. Griffiths was the first woman to serve on the House Committee on Ways and Means and the first woman elected to the United States Congress from Michigan as a member of the Democratic Party. She was also the person "instrumental" in including the prohibition of sex discrimination under Title VII in the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
foaf:name	Griffiths, Martha Wright Martha Griffiths
foaf:depiction
dc:description	American politician
alma mater	University of Michigan Law School University of Missouri
birth date	1912-01-29(xsd:dateTime)
birth place	United States Pierce City, Missouri State of Missouri
birth year	1912-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
death date	2003-04-22(xsd:dateTime)
death place	United States Armada, Michigan State of Michigan
death year	2003-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
governor	Blanchard, James
office	59thLieutenant Governor of Michigan
party	Democratic Party
predecessor	Oakman, Charles Gibb Brickley, James H.
region	State of Michigan
successor	Binsfeld, Connie Brodhead, William M.
term period	dbpedia:Martha_Griffiths__1 dbpedia:Martha_Griffiths__2
thumbnail	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Martha_Wright_Griffiths.jpg?width=300
is lieutenant of	Blanchard, James
is predecessor of	Binsfeld, Connie

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