Margaret Hollister, 99
Washington, DC
"I am so happy for my granddaughters and great-granddaughters"
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Born April 1917 in New York, NY
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Grew up in China, where her parents were Presbyterian missionaries
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Was a teacher and social worker for many years, retiring in her mid-80s
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Wrote a memoir, Inheriting China, and her family's papers are in the Library of Congress
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Speaks Mandarin Chinese
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Still lives in her Capitol Hill home
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Two sons, three grandchildren, three great-grandchildren
"I am so happy for my granddaughters and great-granddaughters. I was raised in China at a time when the women of that country were not acknowledged and valued. But being able to vote for a woman for U.S. president means that women all over the world will eventually be more acknowledged and valued."