“Boiler Room Girls” (group of female political staffers)

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The "Boiler Room Girls" were a group of young female political staffers who worked behind the scenes on Democratic campaigns in the 1960s, later becoming widely known due to their connection to the Chappaquiddick incident involving Mary Jo Kopechne.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf informal political organization ⓘ
political staff group ⓘ
activeDuring 1960s ⓘ
associatedWith Kennedy political family ⓘ
linked to: Kennedy family

Mary Jo Kopechne death at Chappaquiddick ⓘ
connectedTo Edgartown, Massachusetts ⓘ
Ted Kennedy ⓘ
linked to: Edward M. Kennedy
country United States ⓘ
describedAs group of young female political staffers ⓘ
dissolved late 1960s ⓘ
employer Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Democratic Party

Robert F. Kennedy ⓘ
fieldOfWork political campaigning ⓘ
genre political history subject ⓘ
hasGenderComposition all-female ⓘ
hasMember Esther Newberg ⓘ
Mary Ellen Lyons ⓘ
Mary Jo Kopechne ⓘ
Nance Lyons ⓘ
Rachel “Cricket” Keeler ⓘ
Rosemary Keough ⓘ
Susan Tannenbaum ⓘ
hasReputation competent and dedicated campaign workers ⓘ
hasTopic 1968 United States presidential election ⓘ
Chappaquiddick scandal ⓘ
women in American politics ⓘ
historicalContext United States politics in the 1960s ⓘ
inception 1968 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mediaCoverage extensive press attention after Chappaquiddick incident ⓘ
memberOf Robert F. Kennedy presidential campaign, 1968 ⓘ
namedAfter campaign “boiler room” operations center ⓘ
notableFor behind-the-scenes work on Democratic political campaigns ⓘ
connection to the Chappaquiddick incident ⓘ
partOf Robert F. Kennedy presidential campaign organization ⓘ
politicalAlignment Democratic Party (United States) ⓘ
linked to: Democratic Party
role research and data analysis for political campaigns ⓘ
speech and policy support ⓘ
voter outreach planning ⓘ
significantEvent Chappaquiddick incident ⓘ
typeOfOrganization informal campaign staff unit ⓘ
workLocation Massachusetts ⓘ
Washington, D.C. ⓘ

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Mary Jo Kopechne → partOf → “Boiler Room Girls” (group of female political staffers) ⓘ
subject linked to: Kopechne