Legislating Ladies -- Glamour ... Rep. Clare Boothe Luce was a playwright before she became a Congresswoman. If you have seen "The Women", you will have a good idea of how Rep. Luce can "dish it out." Ambitious, Rep. Luce went after a post on the powerful Foreign Affairs Committee. She didn't get it, but is a member of the Military Affairs Committee. Her "globaloney" speech made headlines, not only in America, but throughout the world. November 28, 1943. (Photo by International News Photos).