Chris Miller (1926-1995) served three terms in the Texas House of Representatives, from 1972 to 1978, as the Democratic representative for Tarrant County, District 32-1. Miller was the first woman elected to represent Tarrant County in the Texas House. She was known for her interests in women’s issues, water quality control, prison reform, constitutional revision, extension of the homestead exemption for singles, and state-funded assistance for hemophiliacs. Collection materials include campaign materials, 1972-1976; legislative files for the 63rd through the 64th sessions; and files for the many women’s organizations of which she was a member: American Women in Radio and Television, Institute for Women, League of Women Voters, Mayor’s Committee on the Status of Women, National Organization for Women, Texas Commission on the Status of Women, Texas Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Texas Women’s Equity Action League, Texas Women’s Political Caucus, Women in Communications, Women’s Haven, and Zonta.
Finding aid available here. Materials provided by Special Collections and Archives at the University of Texas at Arlington.
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