Trailblazing US congresswoman Louise Slaughter dead at 88
US congresswoman Louise Slaughter, who died on March 16, 2018 at age 88, was a Democratic powerhouse in Washington, first elected to the House of Representatives in 1986 and authoring several key bills, including the Violence Against Women Act (AFP Photo/CHIP SOMODEVILLA)/ Washington (AFP) - Louise Slaughter, a pioneering Democratic US lawmaker who rose to become the first female chair of the House Rules Committee, died Friday after suffering a concussion in a fall, her office announced. She was 88. First elected to Congress in 1986 in ...
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