She was elected to Congress in 1949 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Andrew L. Somers and served from November 8, 1949 until January 3, 1969. She was a Democratic National Committee member from 1956 until 1968.
Throughout her 19-year career in the House, Kelly was recognized for her expertise in foreign affairs, serving as the chair of the Subcommittee on Europe and retiring from Congress as the third ranking member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.[3] During her tenure, Kelly was responsible for measures that settled displaced people after World War II and refugees for Russia and Eastern Europe. She also helped to create the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.[4]
One news report pointed to her advocacy of "women's and social issues, drawing attention to inequities in pay, credit and tax policy, including what she considered inadequate deductions for child care."[5] This work culminated in passage of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.
Kelly can also be credited with promoting the first equal pay for equal work bill, which she introduced in 1951. It was a landmark effort, which established a new era in the fight for women's equality. She was in attendance when President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law June 10, 1963.[6]
She was married to New York City Court Justice Edward L. Kelly of Brooklyn, who was killed in a 1942 car crash.[8][9]
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Kelly died in Alexandria, Virginia of cancer and a series of strokes at the age of 91. She had two children, eight grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.[10]
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Edna Flannery Kelly August 20 1906 December 14 1997 was an American politician who served ten terms as a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from New York from 1949 to 1969 Edna F KellySecretary of the House Democratic CaucusIn office January 7 1964 January 3 1965LeaderJohn McCormackPreceded byLeonor SullivanSucceeded byLeonor SullivanIn office January 3 1953 January 3 1957LeaderSam RayburnPreceded byChase WoodhouseSucceeded byLeonor SullivanMember of theU S House of Representativesfrom New YorkIn office November 8 1949 January 3 1969Preceded byAndrew SomersSucceeded byShirley ChisholmConstituency10th district 1949 1963 12th district 1963 1969 Personal detailsBornEdna Flannery 1906 08 20 August 20 1906East Hampton New York U S DiedDecember 14 1997 1997 12 14 aged 91 Alexandria Virginia U S Political partyDemocraticSpouseEdward Kelly m 1928 died 1942 wbr EducationHunter College BA Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Tenure in Congress 1 2 Redistricting and final campaign 1 3 Family 1 4 Death 2 See also 3 Sources 4 ReferencesBiography editKelly was born in East Hampton New York She graduated from Hunter College in 1928 She was a delegate to the 1948 Democratic National Convention 1952 Democratic National Convention 1956 Democratic National Convention 1960 Democratic National Convention and 1968 Democratic National Convention She spoke for the nomination of New York Governor W Averell Harriman touting his anti communist credentials at the 1956 convention and she seconded his nomination 1 2 Tenure in Congress edit She was elected to Congress in 1949 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Andrew L Somers and served from November 8 1949 until January 3 1969 She was a Democratic National Committee member from 1956 until 1968 Throughout her 19 year career in the House Kelly was recognized for her expertise in foreign affairs serving as the chair of the Subcommittee on Europe and retiring from Congress as the third ranking member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs 3 During her tenure Kelly was responsible for measures that settled displaced people after World War II and refugees for Russia and Eastern Europe She also helped to create the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency 4 One news report pointed to her advocacy of women s and social issues drawing attention to inequities in pay credit and tax policy including what she considered inadequate deductions for child care 5 This work culminated in passage of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 Kelly can also be credited with promoting the first equal pay for equal work bill which she introduced in 1951 It was a landmark effort which established a new era in the fight for women s equality She was in attendance when President John F Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law June 10 1963 6 Redistricting and final campaign edit Following redistricting Kelly challenged Dean of the United States House of Representatives Emanuel Celler in the 1968 Democratic primary election instead of Shirley Chisholm who was backed by local party leader Stanley Steingut in the redrawn 12th district and ultimately succeeded Kelly She lost to Celler 7 Several years later Celler would be narrowly defeated by Elizabeth Holtzman in the 1972 Democratic primary Family edit She was married to New York City Court Justice Edward L Kelly of Brooklyn who was killed in a 1942 car crash 8 9 Death edit Kelly died in Alexandria Virginia of cancer and a series of strokes at the age of 91 She had two children eight grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren 10 See also editWomen in the United States House of RepresentativesSources editUnited States Congress Edna F Kelly id K000070 Biographical Directory of the United States Congress References edit DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION 1956 AVERELL HARRIMAN FOR PRESIDENT https www youtube com watch v qOKOcr h1s8 Congressional Record Extension of Remarks October 2 1968 p 29254 KELLY Edna Flannery United States House of Representatives Retrieved 18 November 2020 Edna Kelly Congresswoman From Brooklyn Is Dead at 91 The New York Times 17 December 1997 Retrieved 18 November 2020 Edna Kelly Congresswoman From Brooklyn Is Dead at 91 The New York Times 17 December 1997 Retrieved 18 November 2020 PRESIDENT JOHN F KENNEDY SIGNING THE EQUAL PAY ACT UPI com United Press International Retrieved 18 November 2020 A Woman Leader in Brooklyn To Challenge Celler in Primary The New York Times 29 March 1972 Retrieved 19 November 2020 Kelly Park Playground NYC Parks Retrieved 18 November 2020 Justice E L Kelly Killed in Collision The New York Times 24 August 1942 Retrieved 18 November 2020 Edna Kelly Congresswoman From Brooklyn Is Dead at 91 The New York Times 17 December 1997 Retrieved 19 November 2020 U S House of RepresentativesPreceded byAndrew Somers Member of the U S House of Representativesfrom New York s 10th congressional district1949 1963 Succeeded byEmanuel CellerPreceded byHugh Carey Member of the U S House of Representativesfrom New York s 12th congressional district1963 1969 Succeeded byShirley ChisholmParty political officesPreceded byChase Woodhouse Secretary of the House Democratic Caucus1953 1957 Succeeded byLeonor SullivanPreceded byLeonor Sullivan Secretary of the House Democratic Caucus1964 1965 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edna F Kelly amp oldid 1196052576, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
