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Margaret Heckler: Trailblazer for Justice, Kim Heckler

The untold story of Margaret Heckler, given away at birth, who became one of only eleven women in Congress in 1967, was appointed by President Reagan to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, dedicated her life to protecting the vulnerable, authored the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, which allowed women to get credit cards in their own names, expanded hospice care for all Americans with Medicare, and helped to expand HIV/AIDS research and treatments. (World English, Globe Pequot/Rowman & Littlefield, March 2025)