Edith Louise Starrett Green (January 17 1910 – April 21 1987) was an American politician and educator from Oregon. She was the second Oregonian woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and served a total of ten terms from 1955 to 1974 as a Democrat. She is known for advancing women’s issues education and social reform; for example she played an instrumental role in passing the 1972 Equal Opportunity in Education Act better known as Title IX.
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