The Candid Idylls of a State Representative

By Byrne Corbin

A woman of grace and grit, Elizabeth "Bibs" Metayer was a distinguished and prominent American whose zest for life is listed in Who' Who of Women represented the soul of a Nation. Her intensity held her readers spellbound as the 3rd oldest member of the House. She is often referred to as the Dean of Women Legislators. No doubt each and every person in the State House, Legislators, and staff person alike respects and admires her. She saw the Commonwealth as chain of homes and families where a woman who has budgeted the family income, been mindful of raising tax rates, and cared for and educated a family can legislate effectively particularly in the areas of health, education, and welfare-the natural concerns of a woman.
Elizabeth N. Metayer was the first female State Representative to serve in the historic town of Braintree, MA and as a columnist for 21 years wrote Lady of the House & Cabbages & Kings.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1961358980
• ISBN13: 9781961358980
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Byrne Corbin
• Length: 640 Pages
• Weight: 1.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

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The words..."Dear Sir" began the official notification letter from the Secretary of the Commonwealth indicating her nomination as Braintree's first elected female State Representative in 1974! Determined to work with and not fight with all the graybeards in the smoke filled corridors she and the other 13 female State Reps took the oath of office in the House Chamber underneath the golden Bullfinch State House dome with a newly minted Governor Michael Dukakis at the helm and so the story begins...