Portrait
Coya Knutson/Claudette Munson
10/15/1991 | 27m 19sVideo has Closed Captions
She campaigned for political office by singing at every wedding and funeral in her...
She campaigned for political office by singing at every wedding and funeral in her county. The first and only women elected to Congress from Minnesota, her bid at reelection was undermined by political enemies.
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Portrait
Coya Knutson/Claudette Munson
10/15/1991 | 27m 19sVideo has Closed Captions
She campaigned for political office by singing at every wedding and funeral in her county. The first and only women elected to Congress from Minnesota, her bid at reelection was undermined by political enemies.
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