Jane Pratt

Marion Elliott Deerhake is an environmental scientist with more than 30 years of experience in research, outreach, and communication. She has co-authored articles in peer-reviewed journals and more than 90 technical reports and conference papers. She has volunteered on state and local environmental committees for decades in addition to nonprofit service. She lives in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Table of Contents


Acknowledgments

Preface

Part I—­Life-Shaping Legacies, Education, and Opportunities

 1. Legacy of the Pee Dee

 2. Young Jane Pratt (1902–1918)

 3. Woman Pioneer in North Carolina’s Press (1919–1923)

Part II—A Loyal Public Servant

 4. Professional Woman in 1920s Washington, D.C. (1924)

 5. An Advocate for Education: William C. Hammer (1921–1930)

 6. A Short but Significant Term: Hinton James (1930–1931)

 7. Furniture Diplomacy: J. Walter Lambeth, Jr. (1931–1938)

 8. Wartime Congressional Tenure: William O. Burgin (1939–1946)

Part III—Congresswoman Pratt (1946)

 9. An Unexpected Nomination?

10. Hitting the Ground Running

11. Easy Move into the Limelight

12. Legislating Atomic Energy

13. Seamless Provision of Constituent Services

14. Coincidental Tenures: Sam J. Ervin, Jr.

15. Three Powerful North Carolina Women

Part IV—Life After Holding Public Office

16. Pension Survival (1947–1956)

17. Back to the Capitol: A. Paul Kitchin (1957–1963)

18. Devoted Citizen Returns Home (1963–1981)

Part V—Looking Beyond Jane Pratt’s Service

19. ­Long-term Benefits of Pratt’s Service

20. Jane Pratt on North Carolina Women in Politics

Appendix I—Anson County Women Attending Salem Academy and College (1807–1924)

Appendix II—Select Articles from The Montgomerian, February 9, 1922, Edition

Appendix III—Women in Congress (1917–1947)

Appendix IV—North Carolina Women Leaders (1946–1947)

Appendix V—Three Powerful Women Visit the Legislature (1947)

Appendix VI—Select Items from the Jane Pratt Archives

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index