Helen Delich Bentley: Farewell to a Firebrand

Former Congresswoman Helen Delich Bentley

Langsdale Special Collections is crestfallen to hear of the passing of feisty former Maryland Congresswoman Helen Delich Bentley. Many remember Mrs. Bentley as a tireless advocate for the Port of Baltimore; a seasoned journalist-- where she covered maritime for the Baltimore Sun and WMAR-TV; and a trailblazer for women in politics and in media (the beats she covered-- labor and the waterfront--  were hardly the norm for female journos of the era).