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Mary Elizabeth Alexander Dole (née Hanford; born July 29, 1936) is an American attorney, author, and politician who served as a United States Senator from North Carolina from 2003 to 2009.
Jun 24, 2024 · Elizabeth Dole (born July 29, 1936, Salisbury, North Carolina, U.S.) is a trailblazing American politician whose career included many “firsts” for women. She was the first female secretary of transportation (1983–87); the first female executive of the American Red Cross (1991–99) since its founder, Clara Barton; and the first serious ...
Elizabeth Dole was only the second woman to serve as president since Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross in 1881. She totally restructured the world’s largest humanitarian organization during her eight years as president, serving as a volunteer in her first year.
May 30, 2021 · Senator Dole, and his wife, Elizabeth (herself a former Senator and Cabinet member) recently talked with correspondent Rita Braver about his storied career. Former Senators Bob and Elizabeth Dole...
Senator Elizabeth Dole served in five presidential administrations, including as President Ronald Reagan’s Secretary of Transportation and President George H.W. Bush’s Secretary of Labor, which makes her the first woman to serve in two different cabinet positions of two different presidents.
Nov 10, 2021 · Biden joined former Sen. Elizabeth Dole, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough for the event – the day before Veterans Day – to shine a light on the ...
Elizabeth Hanford Dole, having served in five presidential administrations, has one of the most storied careers in American politics and public service. She worked in the White House Office of Consumer Affairs, rising to be Deputy Director, before President Richard Nixon appointed her to the Federal Trade Commission in 1973.
May 3, 2024 · Elizabeth Dole is a transformative leader. She was the first woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of Transportation and to lead a branch of the armed forces, the United States Coast Guard.
Hall of Secretaries: Elizabeth Hanford Dole. Tenure: January 25, 1989 to November 23, 1990. From North Carolina; B.A. Duke University, M.A. Harvard, J.D. Harvard Law School. Served six presidents.
Senator Elizabeth Dole served in five presidential administrations, including as President Ronald Reagan’s Secretary of Transportation and President George H.W. Bush’s Secretary of Labor, which makes her the first woman to serve in two different cabinet positions of two different presidents.
