Mary Norton and the Women of the 80th Congress, 1947-1949
(left to right - Helen G. Douglas, D., CA; Margaret C. Smith, R., ME; Edith N. Rogers, R. ,MA; Mary Norton, D., NJ; Frances Bolton, R., OH; Georgia Lusk, D., NM; Missing: Katharine St.George, R., NY)
Courtesy,  Special Collections/University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.

The nickname "Petticoat Front," applied to the women who served in the 80th Congress, indicates the difficulty such pioneer legislators had in being taken seriously.