Helen Delich Bentley

Helen Bentley (née Delich; November 28, 1923 – August 6, 2016) was an American politician who was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Maryland from 1985 to 1995. Before entering politics, she had been a leading maritime reporter and journalist.

Quotes

• I am a woman who worked in men’s fields for a long time. I insisted on working on the city side of the paper and not the women’s pages. I did it all on my own. Women have to be willing to work and produce and not just expect favors because they are women.
• I’m tired of employing foreigners all the time in foreign countries and helping them out, who plied her district in an American-made station wagon with the license plate, I want to help out Americans.
  • BENTLEY, Helen Delich Retrieved 17 April 2025
• Women have to be willing to work and produce, and not just expect favors because they are women.
  • Helen Delich Bentley Retrieved 17 April 2025

Quotes about Helen Delich Bentley

• Congresswoman Bentley worked with tenacity, energy, and passion on behalf of her constituents, making her a rare breed in politics and a role model to public servants across Maryland.
• Bentley enjoyed wide name recognition from her work as a journalist and her time on the Federal Maritime Commission.
  • BENTLEY, Helen Delich Retrieved 17 April 2025
• She was renowned as a journalist and politician, paving the way for women in journalism, advocating for the maritime community, and fighting for the people.
• There has been no one, who has championed the vital role the Port plays in both the global economy and our everyday lives more than Helen.
  • Helen Delich Bentley Retrieved 17 April 202