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Dorothy Houston Jacobson
(November 13, 1907 – July 13, 1985) was an American political scientist and educator, and a co-founder and chair of the
Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party
. Born in
Herman, Minnesota
, she served as
Assistant Secretary for International Affairs
in the
United States Department of Agriculture
(USDA) from 1964 to 1969, during the
Johnson administration
, and was the first woman to serve in a sub-
cabinet
position in the USDA. This 1967 photograph depicts Jacobson seated at her desk at the
USDA headquarters
in Washington, D.C.
Photograph credit:
United States Department of Agriculture
; restored by
Adam Cuerden
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