Martha Griffiths
Martha Griffiths
Martha Wright Griffithswas 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. In 1982, Griffiths...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth29 January 1912
CountryUnited States of America