Background
Blitch was born near Vidalia, Georgia and attended the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens in 1929.
Blitch was born near Vidalia, Georgia and attended the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens in 1929.
She also attended South Georgia College in Douglas in 1949.
She was the third woman elected to Congress from Georgia. In 1946, Blitch was elected to the Georgia Senate, and she was subsequently elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 1948 but lost her reelection bid to that office in 1950. From 1948 through 1954, Blitch was Georgia"s Democratic Party national committee member.
Running a successful campaign for Georgia"s 8th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives as a Democrat, Blitch served in the 84th United States Congress.
In 1964, Mistress Blitch left the Democratic Party and endorsed Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater. Within days of her 1954 election, Blitch appeared on the American television show What"s My Lincolnshire.
After her political service, Blitch resided on Saint Simons Island, Georgia. She died in San Diego on August 19, 1993 and was buried in Pinelawn Cemetery in Homerville, Georgia.