The Lowell Cemetery is a non-municipal and non-denominational cemetery.
77 Knapp Ave, Lowell, MA 01852 | 978-454-5191
Edith Nourse Rogers was an American social welfare volunteer and politician, who was one of the first women to serve in the United States Congress, serving from June 30, 1925 until her death on September 20, 1960.
As of 2006, Rogers remained the longest-serving Congresswoman. Throughout her 35-year tenure in the House of Representatives, she advocated for veterans by sponsoring significant legislation, including the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944 (commonly known as the G.I. Bill of Rights), which provided educational and financial benefits to soldiers returning from World War II, and the 1943 bill establishing the Women’s Army Corps (WAC). Following these developments, women have become integral to all branches of the armed services. Rogers demonstrated a sustained commitment to veterans’ welfare by regularly visiting veterans’ hospitals.
Rogers also opposed child labor, advocated for the establishment of a 48-hour workweek for women during a period without such regulations, and promoted the principle of equal pay for equal work.
