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University of Wisconsin Law School. University of Wisconsin–Madison.
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Margaret Pinkley Varda
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Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Varda received her bachelor degree from University of Wisconsin–Madison and her law degree from University of Wisconsin Law School. She was one of the first 100 women to earn a law degree from the school. They then moved to Eagle River, Wisconsin where they open a law office: Varda & Varda.
John Varda resigned from the Wisconsin Assembly and joined the United States Army during World World War World War II Margaret Varda then ran for her husband"s seat and was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly.
She did not seek re-election and joined the Women"s Army Corps in the United States Army during the war. In 1952, Varda ran in the Republican primary for a Wisconsin Assembly seat and lost the election, mainly for her refusal to endorse the politics of Senator Joseph McCarthy.
She turned her focus to raising four sons and remained active as a public member on Joint Legislative Council committees regarding government taxes and operations (1964), educational reorganization (1968), and the Coordinating Committee on Higher Education (1962), which set the ground work for the consolidation of higher educational institutions into the University of Wisconsin system. In 2003, Varda moved back to Madison, Wisconsin.
She lived there until her death in 2011.
Varda had four sons: John Duncan Varda (attorney). Michael Varda (attorney). Anthony Varda (attorney).
And Richard Varda (architect).
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Progressive Party