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Pratt didn’t seek a full 2-year term and left Congress in January 1947, though she remained in DC and worked for federal agencies and then another member of Congress. 6/8
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greggiroux.bsky.social
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According to House historian’s office, Pratt was “the first non-related, female congressional staffer to succeed her boss in a special election.”
https://history.house.gov/HistoricalHighlight/Detail/35175?current_search_qs=%3Fsubject%3DWomen%2Bin%2BCongress%26PreviousSearch%3DWomen%2Bin%2BCongress%252cSubject%252cFalse%252cFalse%252cFalse%252cFalse%252cFalse%252c%252cmm%252fdd%252fyyyy%252cmm%252fdd%252fyyyy%252cDate%26CurrentPage%3D2%26SortOrder%3DDate%26Command%3D3
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greggiroux.bsky.social
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North Carolina didn't elect another woman to Congress until Eva Clayton in 1992, 46 years after Pratt’s win.
In the current 119th Congress, 4 women are in the NC delegation (Adams, Foushee, Foxx, Ross) 8/8
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https://history.house.gov/HistoricalHighlight/Detail/35175?current_search_qs=%3Fsubject%3DWomen%2Bin%2BCongress%26PreviousSearch%3DWomen%2Bin%2BCongress%252cSubject%252cFalse%252cFalse%252cFalse%252cFalse%252cFalse%252c%252cmm%252fdd%252fyyyy%252cmm%252fdd%252fyyyy%252cDate%26CurrentPage%3D2%26SortOrder%3DDate%26Command%3D3 7/8
In the current 119th Congress, 4 women are in the NC delegation (Adams, Foushee, Foxx, Ross) 8/8