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What is the main concern of the speaker regarding the recent course of events in the three branches of the government?
What is the main concern of the speaker regarding the recent course of events in the three branches of the government?
What is the speaker's attitude towards the Democratic Party and its Presidential candidate?
What is the speaker's attitude towards the Democratic Party and its Presidential candidate?
What is the implication of President Carter's statement on abortion for the poor?
What is the implication of President Carter's statement on abortion for the poor?
What is the speaker's concern regarding the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare?
What is the speaker's concern regarding the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare?
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What is the primary purpose of the speaker's address?
What is the primary purpose of the speaker's address?
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Early Life and Education
- Frances Tarlton "Sissy" Farenthold was born on October 2, 1926, in Corpus Christi, Texas.
- Her grandfather, Judge Benjamin D. Tarlton, Sr., served as chief justice of the Texas Court of Civil Appeals, a state legislator, and a professor at the University of Texas School of Law.
- Her father, Benjamin D. Tarlton Jr., served as district attorney for the 36th Judicial District in Hill County.
- Farenthold graduated from Vassar College in 1946 and from the University of Texas School of Law in 1949, where she was one of only three women in a student body of 800.
Political Career
- Farenthold served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1969 to 1973, the only woman serving in the Texas House at the time.
- She co-sponsored the Equal Legal Rights Amendment to the Texas Constitution with Senator Barbara Jordan, which was approved in 1972.
- In 1972, Farenthold placed second in a field of seven candidates for the vice-presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention.
- She unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination for governor of Texas in 1972 and 1974.
Later Career and Activism
- In 1973, Farenthold was elected as the first chair of the National Women's Political Caucus.
- From 1976 to 1980, she was president of Wells College in Aurora, New York, the first female president of the college.
- In 1978, she founded the Public Leadership Education Network, which provides public policy internships and leadership opportunities for college women.
- Farenthold worked with the Institute for Policy Studies (IPS), a progressive multi-issue think tank devoted to peace, justice, and the environment.
- She organized the Peace Tent at the 1985 U.N. NGO Forum in Nairobi, Kenya, with her cousin, feminist writer Genevieve Vaughan.
Personal Life
- Farenthold passed away on September 26, 2021, in Houston, Texas.
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Test your knowledge of Frances Tarlton 'Sissy' Farenthold, a pioneering politician, attorney, and activist who made history as the first woman to be a serious vice-presidential candidate in the US. Learn about her life, career, and achievements.
