Emily Taft Douglas

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Emily Taft Douglas
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's At-large district
In office January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1947
Preceded by	Stephen A. Day
Succeeded by	William Stratton
Personal details
Born	Emily Taft (1899-04-10)April 10, 1899 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	January 28, 1994(1994-01-28) (aged 94) White Plains, New York, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Paul Douglas ​ ​ (m. 1931; died 1976)​
Children	4
Parent	Lorado Taft (father)
Alma mater	University of Chicago

Emily Taft Douglas (April 10, 1899 – January 28, 1994) was a Democratic Party politician from the U.S. state of Illinois. She served as a U.S. Representative at-large from 1945 until 1947 and was married to U.S. Senator Paul Douglas from 1931 until his death in 1976. She was the first female Democrat elected to Congress from Illinois, and her election made Illinois one of the first two states (the other being California) to have been represented by female House members from both parties.

She was the daughter of sculptor Lorado Taft and a distant relative of U.S. President William Howard Taft.