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1975 Press Photo President Ford Carla Hills housing

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Caption: (WX20) WASHINGTON, MARCH 10--NEW CABINET MEMBER--President Ford congratulates Mrs. Carla A. Hills following White House ceremonies in which she was sworn in as secretary of housing and urban development. Mrs. Hills, 41, a former Los Angeles lawyer and assistant attorney general, is the third woman ever to serve in a cabinet post. (AP Wirephoto) (SEE AP AAA Wire Story) (d121435ct) 1975Carla Hills Takes OfficeCarla Anderson Hills has a big smile after taking the oath of office Monday as secretary of housing and urban development. Mrs. Hills became the third woman ever named to a cabinet post, following in the footsteps of Frances Perkins, secretary of labor from 1933 to 1945, and Oveta Culp Hobby, secretary of health, education, and welfare in 1954-1955.

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