Claude Denson Pepper (1900-1989), an Alabama native, was a progressive U.S. senator representing Florida who championed social issues such as health care, education, and labor. He and Alabama senator Lister Hill helped guide the Hill-Burton Act of 1946 through Congress. Mildred Pepper worked on Claude's campaigns and headed political and charity organizations.
Mildred and Claude Pepper
Courtesy of the Mildred and Claude Pepper Library and Museum
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