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347. Mrs. Hiram Houghton, Jr.

Dorothy Deemer Houghton, Iowa women’s club leader and public official—rose through the ranks of the early-20thcentury women’s club movement to become president of the National Federation of Women’s Clubs. Houghton was appointed to the State Board of Education (later the…

Published onJan 03, 2024
347. Mrs. Hiram Houghton, Jr.

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Dorothy Deemer Houghton, Iowa women's club leader and public official—rose through the ranks of the early-20th century women's club movement to become president of the National Federation of Women's Clubs. Houghton was appointed to the State Board of Education (later the Board of Regents) in 1939. She later served on the Board of Curators of the State Historical Society of Iowa.

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