Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy
'''Kathryn Ellen O'Loughlin (April 24, 1894 – January 16, 1952) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. After her election, she was married to Daniel M. McCarthy, who served in the Kansas State Senate, and thereupon served under the name of Kathryn O'Loughlin McCarthy.''' She was the first woman elected to Congress from Kansas.Born near Hays, Kansas, O'Loughlin attended rural schools. She graduated from the Hays (Kansas) High School in 1913, from the Kansas State Teachers College in 1917, and from the law school of the University of Chicago in 1920. She was admitted to the bar in 1921 and commenced practice in Chicago, but she returned to Kansas in 1928 and continued the practice of law in Hays. She served as a delegate to the State Democratic conventions in 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, and 1936, and she served the Democratic National Conventions in 1940 and 1944. She also served as a member of the Kansas House of Representatives in 1931 and 1932.
O'Loughlin was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-third Congress (March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935), defeating Clyde Short in the primary and Charles I. Sparks in the general election. She was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the Seventy-fourth Congress. Her support for the New Deal angered Kansas Republicans, including Governor Alf Landon, who promised to have her defeated. Public opinion in Kansas had shifted against the New Deal, especially the Agricultural Adjustment Act, which McCarthy strongly supported. The GOP nominated Frank Carlson, the chair of the Kansas Republican Party and close ally of Governor Landon. McCarthy was narrowly defeated by Carlson by a margin of 51%–49%, or just under 2,800 votes. Carlson would go on to become one of the most powerful politicians in Kansas history, serving as Governor and later representing the state in the US Senate.
In 1937, McCarthy condemned the forced sterilization of 62 inmates of the Kansas Industrial School for Girls in Beloit, Kansas. In an article published in the ''Abilene Reflector'' called, McCarthy called for a formal investigation of the school.
After this, she resumed the practice of law. She also owned and operated a large ranch and was part owner of an automobile agency at Hays and Ellis, Kansas. O'Loughlin died in Hays, Kansas, and she was interred in St. Joseph's Cemetery. Provided by Wikipedia
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2by Susan Moug, Ben Carter, Phyo Kyaw Myint, Jonathan Hewitt, Kathryn McCarthy, Lyndsay PearceGet full text
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3by Hui Sian Tay, Adrian D. Wood, Adrian D. Wood, Ben Carter, Lyndsay Pearce, Kathryn McCarthy, Michael J. Stechman, Phyo K. Myint, Phyo K. Myint, Jonathan HewittGet full text
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4by Jemima T. Collins, Roxanna Short, Ben Carter, Alessia Verduri, Phyo K. Myint, Terence J. Quinn, Arturo Vilches-Moraga, Michael J. Stechman, Susan Moug, Kathryn McCarthy, Jonathan HewittGet full text
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5by Jonathan Hewitt, Stephanie Owen, Ben R. Carter, Michael J. Stechman, Hui Sian Tay, Matthew Greig, Caroline McCormack, Lyndsay Pearce, Kathryn McCarthy, Phyo K. Myint, Susan J. MougGet full text
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6by Eilidh Bruce, Fenella Barlow-Pay, Roxanna Short, Arturo Vilches-Moraga, Angeline Price, Aine McGovern, Philip Braude, Michael J. Stechman, Susan Moug, Kathryn McCarthy, Jonathan Hewitt, Ben Carter, Phyo Kyaw MyintGet full text
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7by Georgina Kingshott, Kalina Biernacka, Alex Sewell, Paida Gwiti, Rachel Barker, Hanna Zielinska, Amanda Gilkes, Kathryn McCarthy, Richard M. Martin, J. Athene Lane, Lucy McGeagh, Anthony Koupparis, Edward Rowe, Jon Oxley, Jeff M. P. Holly, Claire M. PerksGet full text
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8by Philip Braude, Ben Carter, Roxanna Short, Arturo Vilches-Moraga, Alessia Verduri, Lyndsay Pearce, Angeline Price, Terence J. Quinn, Michael Stechman, Jemima Collins, Eilidh Bruce, Alice Einarsson, Frances Rickard, Emma Mitchell, Mark Holloway, James Hesford, Fenella Barlow-Pay, Enrico Clini, Phyo Kyaw Myint, Susan Moug, Kathryn McCarthy, Jonathan HewittGet full text
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9by Phyo K. Myint, Ben Carter, Fenella Barlow-Pay, Roxanna Short, Alice G. Einarsson, Eilidh Bruce, Kathryn McCarthy, Alessia Verduri, Jemima Collins, James Hesford, Frances Rickard, Emma Mitchell, Mark Holloway, Aine McGovern, Arturo Vilches-Moraga, Philip Braude, Lyndsay Pearce, Michael Stechman, Angeline Price, Terence J. Quinn, Enrico Clini, Susan Moug, Jonathan HewittGet full text
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10by Thomas Lee, Sandeep Singh, Phyo Kyaw Myint, Sheila Jones, Ben Carter, Susan Moug, Terry Quinn, Michael Thomas, Emma Bhatti, Angeline Price, Fenella Barlow-Pay, Siobhan Duffy, Lyndsay Pearce, Arturo Vilches-Moraga, Michael Stechman, Philip Braude, Emma Mitchell, Alessia Verduri, Kathryn McCarthy, Jonathan Hewitt, Charlotte Davey, Kiah Lunstone, Alice Cavenagh, Charlotte Silver, Thomas Telford, Rebecca Simmons, Dolcie Paxton, Francis Rickard, Mark Holloway, James Hesford, Tarik Jichi, Norman Galbraith, Jenny Edwards, Carly Bisset, Ross Alexander, Abigail Ingham, Roxanna Short, Aine McGovern, Jemima Collins, Eilidh Bruce, Alice Einarsson, Enrico Clini, Giovanni Guaraldi, Madeline Garcia, Shefali Sangani, Thomas Kneen, George Kyriakopoulos, Denise TanGet full text
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11by Jonathan Hewitt, FRCP, Ben Carter, PhD, Arturo Vilches-Moraga, FRCP, Terence J Quinn, FRCP, Philip Braude, MRCP, Alessia Verduri, MD, Lyndsay Pearce, FRCS, Michael Stechman, FRCS, Roxanna Short, PhD, Angeline Price, BSc, Jemima T Collins, MRCP, Eilidh Bruce, MBChB, Alice Einarsson, MBChB, Frances Rickard, MRCP, Emma Mitchell, MRCP, Mark Holloway, MBChB, James Hesford, MBChB, Fenella Barlow-Pay, MBChB, Enrico Clini, ProfMD, Phyo K Myint, ProfFRCP, Susan J Moug, ProfFRCS, Kathryn McCarthy, FRCS, Charlotte Davey, Sheila Jones, Kiah Lunstone, Alice Cavenagh, Charlotte Silver, Thomas Telford, Rebecca Simmons, Tarik El Jichi Mutasem, Sandeep Singh, Dolcie Paxton, Will Harris, Norman Galbraith, Emma Bhatti, Jenny Edwards, Siobhan Duffy, Carly Bisset, Ross Alexander, Madeline Garcia, Shefali Sangani, Thomas Kneen, Thomas Lee, Aine McGovern, Giovanni GuaraldiGet full text
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