district succeeded death_date death_place birth_place party |state preceded birth_date term_start spouse article_title term_end name
3rd robert b. duncan 21 april 1987 tualatin , oregon trent , south dakota democratic oregon homer d. angell 17 january 1910 january 3 , 1955 arthur n. green edith green
 december 31 , 1974 edith green
edith green

edith louise starrett green -lrb- january 17 , 1910 -- april 21 , 1987 -rrb- 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 .
