Charlotte Leota Thompson attended Aurora, Illinois public schools and Illinois College. Early in her career she was a featured vocalist on the NBC radio program Breakfast Club with Don McNeill; she appeared under the professional name of "Annette King".
On January 1, 1938, Charlotte Thompson married Frank R. Reid Jr. He died in 1962. She was the mother of four children including Illinois State Representative Patricia Reid Lindner.
Member of U.S. Houseedit
Charlotte's husband Frank sought to follow in the footsteps of his father, Frank R. Reid, who served six terms in Congress as a U.S. Representative from Illinois. In 1962 Frank Jr. won the Republican nomination, beating out eight others for the seat, only to die in August before he could run in the regular election. Because of Charlotte's involvement in her husband's campaign, she was appointed to run in his place. She won election to Congress from the 15th District of Illinois in November 1962, and was the only new woman member of congress elected that year. Her first Congress, the 88th, contained 12 female Representatives and two female Senators. Reid was re-elected for four successive terms.
In 1965, during her second term, Reid paid for her own trip to Vietnam to speak with her constituents from Illinois, including 23 men on an aircraft carrier in the China Sea. When she returned she contacted their families. Reid said that the experience was "one of the most gratifying things that happened to me in Congress."
In 1968, Reid became the first woman to deliver a State of the Union response.[2]
In 1969, Reid became the first woman to wear pants on the floor of the House of Representatives.[3]
After Congress: life and honorsedit
Reid left Congress in 1971, in the middle of her fifth term, to become a Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission. She was only the second woman to be appointed to the agency in its 37-year history.[4] While on the FCC, she served as the Commissioner of Defense, focused on emergency preparedness and defense mobilization.
After leaving government in 1976, Reid was involved with both public and private boards:
^"H.R. 7152. CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964. ADOPTION OF A ... -- House Vote #182 -- Jul 2, 1964". GovTrack.us. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
^Woodruff, Betsy (20 January 2015). "Joni Ernst will be the 16th woman to respond to the State of the Union: Female politicians have been fighting the same sexist attacks for decades". Slate Magazine.
^"Update: First woman to wear pants on House floor, Rep. Charlotte Reid". Washington Post.
^"Commissioners from 1934 to Present". FCC.gov. 5 June 2013. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
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Communications CommissionIn office October 8 1971 July 1 1976PresidentRichard NixonGerald FordPersonal detailsBornCharlotte Leota Thompson 1913 09 27 September 27 1913Kankakee Illinois U S DiedJanuary 25 2007 2007 01 25 aged 93 Aurora Illinois U S Political partyRepublicanEducationIllinois College Contents 1 Family and early life 2 Member of U S House 3 After Congress life and honors 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksFamily and early life editCharlotte Leota Thompson attended Aurora Illinois public schools and Illinois College Early in her career she was a featured vocalist on the NBC radio program Breakfast Club with Don McNeill she appeared under the professional name of Annette King On January 1 1938 Charlotte Thompson married Frank R Reid Jr He died in 1962 She was the mother of four children including Illinois State Representative Patricia Reid Lindner Member of U S House editCharlotte s husband Frank sought to follow in the footsteps of his father Frank R Reid who served six terms in Congress as a U S Representative from Illinois In 1962 Frank Jr won the Republican nomination beating out eight others for the seat only to die in August before he could run in the regular election Because of Charlotte s involvement in her husband s campaign she was appointed to run in his place She won election to Congress from the 15th District of Illinois in November 1962 and was the only new woman member of congress elected that year Her first Congress the 88th contained 12 female Representatives and two female Senators Reid was re elected for four successive terms Her initial assignments were on the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and the Committee on Public Works Reid also served on the House Republican Policy Committee and the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct Reid s committee assignments also included the Committee on Appropriations where she was appointed to two of its Subcommittees Foreign Operations and Labor Health Education and Welfare Reid served as one of the first six Congressional members on the Board of Governors of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and served on the Board of Governors of the Capitol Hill Club She addressed the 1964 Republican National Convention in San Francisco and the 1968 Republican National Convention in Miami She was the only member of Congress from Illinois to vote against the Civil Rights Act of 1964 1 In 1965 during her second term Reid paid for her own trip to Vietnam to speak with her constituents from Illinois including 23 men on an aircraft carrier in the China Sea When she returned she contacted their families Reid said that the experience was one of the most gratifying things that happened to me in Congress In 1968 Reid became the first woman to deliver a State of the Union response 2 In 1969 Reid became the first woman to wear pants on the floor of the House of Representatives 3 After Congress life and honors editReid left Congress in 1971 in the middle of her fifth term to become a Commissioner of the Federal Communications Commission She was only the second woman to be appointed to the agency in its 37 year history 4 While on the FCC she served as the Commissioner of Defense focused on emergency preparedness and defense mobilization After leaving government in 1976 Reid was involved with both public and private boards Board member of Liggett Group 1977 1981 Board member of Motorola 1978 1983 Board member of Midatlantic Bank of New Jersey 1978 1985 Board of Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services DACOWITS 1982 1984 Presidential Task Force on International Private Enterprise 1985 1987 Board of Governors of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University 1982 1989 Honorary degrees included Doctor of Laws from John Marshall Law School Illinois College and Aurora University See also editWomen in the United States House of RepresentativesReferences edit H R 7152 CIVIL RIGHTS ACT OF 1964 ADOPTION OF A House Vote 182 Jul 2 1964 GovTrack us Retrieved 16 April 2018 Woodruff Betsy 20 January 2015 Joni Ernst will be the 16th woman to respond to the State of the Union Female politicians have been fighting the same sexist attacks for decades Slate Magazine Update First woman to wear pants on House floor Rep Charlotte Reid Washington Post Commissioners from 1934 to Present FCC gov 5 June 2013 Retrieved February 4 2020 External links editUnited States Congress Charlotte Thompson Reid id R000143 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress U S House of RepresentativesPreceded byNoah M Mason Member of the U S House of Representativesfrom Illinois s 15th congressional district1963 1971 Succeeded byCliffard D CarlsonParty political officesPreceded byEverett DirksenGerald Ford Response to the State of the Union address1968 Served alongside Howard Baker George H W Bush Peter H Dominick Gerald Ford Robert P Griffin Thomas Kuchel Melvin Laird Bob Mathias George Murphy Richard Harding Poff Charles H Percy Al Quie Hugh Scott 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