Meyers, Jan (1928–)

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Meyers, Jan (1928–)

American politician. Born July 20, 1928, in Lincoln, Nebraska; William Woods College, AFA, 1948; University of Nebraska, BA, 1951.

Six-term Republican US congressional representative from Kansas, was elected to Kansas legislature (1972), serving in the state house until 1984; elected to US House of Representatives (1984); during 1st term, served on Committee on Science and Technology as well as on Select Committee on Aging; following reelection (1986), served on prestigious Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, where she focused on curtailing international drug trafficking; a strong proponent of Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and a member of the Women's Congressional Caucus, also supported women's reproductive freedoms; served as vice-chair of the Energy and Environment Study Conference; retired from Congress (1996).

See also Women in World History.

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