Gee, Lizzie

Lizzie Gee ran for representative of the 18th Representative District, representing Multnomah County, in Oregon in 1914. She won the primary race, but lost in the general election. Gee helped Esther Pohl Lovejoy's campaign in 1920. Gee was active in the United Garment Workers of Portland, both as a member and as the president, for at least 12 years. She testified about industrial conditions in around 1916. She was of the belief that the hours were too long and that there was not enough work for all of the workers, due to a combination of long hours and insufficient demand. Gee served on an experimental jury composed of women in 1912.