Eleanor Bontecou was an American lawyer, civil rights advocate, law professor and government official.
13 Facts About Eleanor Bontecou
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Eleanor Bontecou was born in Short Hills, New Jersey, a community in Millburn Township, New Jersey.
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Eleanor Bontecou graduated from the Beard School in Orange, New Jersey.
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Eleanor Bontecou then completed her bachelor's degree at Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania in 1913.
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In 1943, Eleanor Bontecou joined the Civil Rights Section in the Criminal Division at the US Department of Justice.
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Eleanor Bontecou served as one of the first seven attorneys at the agency, the precursor to the Civil Rights Division.
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In 1946, Eleanor Bontecou transferred to the War Department.
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Eleanor Bontecou assisted preparation for the prosecution of major war criminals from the Pacific Theatre of World War II.
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Eleanor Bontecou gave legal advice to the Southern Conference for Human Welfare to assist its campaign to end poll taxes for black American voters.
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Eleanor Bontecou collaborated with political scientist Ralph Bunche on a survey of southern suffrage for the New School for Social Research and the Carnegie Foundation.
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In 1941, Eleanor Bontecou testified before a Congressional hearing on poll taxes held by a subcommittee of the US Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Eleanor Bontecou described the long-term study on the effect of poll taxes on voting participation.
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In 1922, Eleanor Bontecou returned to Bryn Mawr as its Acting Dean.