- Born Name: Helen Gahagan Douglas
- Birthday: 1900-11-25 (Year-Month-Day)
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- Spouse(s): Melvyn Douglas (1931-1980)
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- Medium: Actress and politician
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Helen Gahagan (November 25, 1900 – June 28, 1980) was an American actress and (under the name Helen Gahagan Douglas) a politician. She was the third woman and first Democratic woman elected to Congress from California; her election made California one of the first two states (the other was Illinois) to have elected female members of the House from both parties.