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Millicent Fenwick

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U.S. Congressman

The Resume

    (February 25, 1910-September 16, 1992)
    Born Millicent Hammond
    Republican Congresswoman from New Jersey (1974-1982)

Why she might be annoying:

    She was elected to Congress at sixty-four.
    Her election was deemed a 'geriatric triumph.'
    She smoked a pipe.
    She was divorced.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She supported women's and civil rights.
    She worked at Vogue magazine before entering politics.
    She was the real-life inspiration for 'Doonesbury's' Lacey Davenport.
    Her mother was killed when the Lusitania sank.
    She was dubbed 'the conscience of Congress' by Walter Cronkite.
    Once, another congressman said, 'I’ve always thought of women as kissable, cuddly, and smelling good.' She replied, 'That’s what I’ve always thought about men, and I hope for your sake that you haven’t been disappointed as many times as I’ve been.'

Credit: The Truffle


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 12 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 18 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 14 Votes: 35.71% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 11 Votes: 45.45% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 44.44% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 17 Votes: 47.06% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 29 Votes: 51.72% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 51 Votes: 49.02% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 28 Votes: 39.29% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 41 Votes: 36.59% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 36 Votes: 38.89% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 119 Votes: 45.38% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 118 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 144 Votes: 50.0% Annoying