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Margaret Heckler

Margaret Heckler, American journalist, lawyer, and politician, 15th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (died 2018)

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Born
June 21, 1931
Died
August 6, 2018
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1931

About Margaret Heckler

Margaret Mary Heckler was an American politician and diplomat who represented Massachusetts's 10th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1967 until 1983. A member of the Republican Party, she also served as the 15th United States secretary of health and human services from 1983 to 1985, as well as United States ambassador to Ireland from 1986 to 1989. In 1967, when she was first elected, Heckler was one of only 11 women in Congress. In 1974, as a member of the Banking and Currency Committee, Heckler authored the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, giving women the right to seek credit in their own names for the first time in American history. At the Republican National Convention in 1980, Heckler urged then presidential nominee Ronald Reagan to put the first woman on the Supreme Court. Heckler won her first term in 1966 by defeating 42-year incumbent Republican Joseph W.

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Margaret Heckler timeline

  1. Heckler won her first term in 1966 by defeating 42-year incumbent Republican Joseph W.
  2. In 1967, when she was first elected, Heckler was one of only 11 women in Congress.
  3. In 1974, as a member of the Banking and Currency Committee, Heckler authored the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, giving women the right to seek credit in their own names for the first time in American history.
  4. At the Republican National Convention in 1980, Heckler urged then presidential nominee Ronald Reagan to put the first woman on the Supreme Court.

The world when Margaret Heckler was born

Margaret Heckler was born in 1931. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1931

  • #1 song"Stardust" – Artie Shaw
  • Top movieFrankenstein
  • Best-selling bookThe Good Earth – Pearl S. Buck

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentKnute Rockne dies in plane crash
  • Top headlineAl Capone convicted of tax evasion
  • Technology milestoneEmpire State Building completed
  • Defining fadJigsaw puzzles
  • Notable inventionElectric razor
  • World population2.10 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • U.S. population124.0M

1931 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Margaret Heckler's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19312026
Gas$0.17$3.45/gal
Average home$5,500$435,000
Average income$3,000$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population124.0M341 million

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