Unit 8 Text 30

She Signed Dollar Bills

Learn the following words before reading

• treasurer tactics

• surpass poll

• sophomore suspense

• crisis damask

Glance over the text quickly once and see if you can answer the following questions:

Where was Ivy Baker Priest born?Where was Ivy Baker Priest born?Why couldn’t she go to law school after she graduated?Why couldn’t she go to law school after she graduated?Who wanted her to be the treasurer of the U.S.?Who wanted her to be the treasurer of the U.S.?

Background information• Ivy Baker Priest (September 7, 1905 – June 23, 1975) was an

American political figure. Born in Kimberly, Utah,[1] she was a member of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[2]

• Priest ran for Congress in Utah on the Republican ticket in 1934 and 1950, losing both times. However, she became nationally known by serving as United States Treasurer under President Dwight D. Eisenhower from January 28, 1953 to January 29, 1961, at which time her signature appeared on all U.S. currency. She was later elected as a Republican to the office of California State Treasurer, serving two terms from 1967 until her death in 1975.

• Priest was the mother of Pat Priest, an actress best known for playing Marilyn Munster in the 1960s television show The Munsters. Pat Priest also appeared as a contestant on What's My Line?.

Answer these questions without looking back at the text.

• This story was written to illustrate the point that

a. Politics is a comparatively easy field in which to succeed.

b. Handicaps can be overcome by hard work and perseverance.

c. Women are needed in government.

Ivy met Roy Priest when

a. She was chosen an actress

b. She was chosen the treasurer of the United States

c. She was chosen Republican vice-chair-man for her district

The things bringing her a life of success were

a. her dreams, her faith, and her belief

b. her money, and her treasure

c. her position

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