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1974 Press Photo Martha Griffiths retirement Congress

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Caption: Surprise Retirement -- Rep. Martha V. Griffiths, D-Mich., a champion of women's rights in Congress for 20 years, announced Thursday she will not seek re-election. In her surprise announcement on the floor of the House she said she would return to Detroit and rejoin her husband's law practice.

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