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Louisa Cathing Bennifield 1916 - 1999

Louisa Cathing Bennifield of Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN was born on August 9, 1916, and died at age 83 years old on November 6, 1999. Louisa Bennifield was buried at Chattanooga National Cemetery Section EEE Site 234 Bailey Avenue, in Chattanooga.
Louisa Cathing Bennifield
Chattanooga, Hamilton County, TN 37405
August 9, 1916
November 6, 1999
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  • 08/9
    1916

    Birthday

    August 9, 1916
    Birthdate
    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: STM3 Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 11/6
    1999

    Death

    November 6, 1999
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Chattanooga National Cemetery Section EEE Site 234 Bailey Avenue, in Chattanooga, Tn 37404
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In 1916, in the year that Louisa Cathing Bennifield was born, suffragette Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman elected to the House of Representatives as a Representative at large from Montana. She was the first woman to hold an elected Federal office. Holding the office for two years, she ran again in 1940 and served another two year term. Montana had granted women unrestricted voting rights in 1914, 6 years before women got the vote nationally.
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In 1931, she was just 15 years old when in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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