Gracie Pfost

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Gracie Bowers Pfost (March 12, 1906 – August 11, 1965) was a Democrat from Idaho who was the state's first female United States representative, serving for a decade from the first congressional district. She was known as "Hell's Belle"[1] due to her adamant advocacy for a large federal dam in Hells Canyon.

References

  1. Gracie Bowers Pfost. Idaho's Women of Influence. Retrieved August 7, 2021.

External links

  • Profile at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
  • Profile at Find a Grave