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Female Politicians in Connecticut, Q-R

	Katherine T. Quinn — of West Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1932 (alternate), 1936, 1940, 1944 (alternate), 1952 (alternate), 1956, 1960; assistant secretary of Connecticut Democratic Party, 1940-41; member of Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee, 1940-41. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Dorothy R. Quirk — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Democrat. Member of Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee, 1977. Female. Still living as of 1977.
	Wanda Radzewicz — of New Britain, Hartford County, Conn. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
	Marjorie L. Rafal — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Republican. Candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Hartford, 1946. Female. Still living as of 1946.
	Catherine Rankl — of Marlborough, Hartford County, Conn. Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Marlborough, 1932. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Babette Strauss Ransohoff (b. 1904) — also known as Babette S. Ransohoff; Babette Strauss; Mrs. Arthur Ransohoff — of Stamford, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Manhattan, New York County, N.Y., March 25, 1904. Daughter of Martin Strauss and Annie (Jackson) Strauss. Republican. Vice-Chair of Republican National Committee, 1959-65; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1960 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1964. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Married, February 10, 1926, to Arthur Lee Ransohoff.
	Nancy Vivian Rawls (1926-1985) — also known as Nancy V. Rawls — of Georgia; Florida; Westport, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in Clearwater, Pinellas County, Fla., January 24, 1926. Daughter of Eugene Rawls and Vivian Rawls. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Togo, 1974-76; Ivory Coast, 1979-83. Female. Died, in Norwalk Hospital, Norwalk, Fairfield County, Conn., April 13, 1985 (age 59 years, 79 days). Burial location unknown.   See also Wikipedia article
	Harriet Redfield — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1944. Female. Still living as of 1944.
	Frances Burke Redick — also known as Frances B. Redick — of Newington, Hartford County, Conn. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Newington; elected 1940; secretary of state of Connecticut, 1943-45, 1947-49; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1948; delegate to Connecticut state constitutional convention 1st District, 1965. Female. Burial location unknown.
	Mary E. Reilly — of West Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from West Hartford, 1946. Female. Still living as of 1946.
	M. Jodi Rell (b. 1946) — also known as Mary Carolyn Reavis — of Brookfield, Fairfield County, Conn.; Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Norfolk, Va., June 16, 1946. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives 107th District, 1985-95; Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut, 1995-2004; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 2000, 2008 (delegation chair); Governor of Connecticut, 2004-. Female. Episcopalian. Member, Lions. Still living as of 2009.   Relatives: Married 1967 to Lou Rell.   See also National Governors Association biography — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier
	Elizabeth P. Renshaw — of Noroton, Darien, Fairfield County, Conn. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Darien, 1937-40. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Norma Reyes — of Connecticut. Democrat. Presidential Elector for Connecticut, 1992. Female. Still living as of 1992.
	Clarine Nardi Riddle (b. 1949) — of Connecticut. Born in Clinton, Vermillion County, Ind., 1949. Connecticut state attorney general, 1989-91. Female. Still living as of 1991.
	Norma Riess (born c.1932) — of Redding, Fairfield County, Conn. Born about 1932. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
	Sarah Ringwald — of Enfield, Hartford County, Conn. Democrat. Member of Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee, 1940-41. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Mabel A. Rishor — of Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn. Democrat. Member of Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee, 1940. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Dorothy F. Roberts — of Riverton, Barkhamsted, Litchfield County, Conn. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Barkhamsted, 1937-40. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Marian G. Roberts — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Democrat. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Hartford; elected 1928. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Mrs. C. N. Robertson — of New Milford, Litchfield County, Conn. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1932. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Augusta McLane Robinson — Delegate to Connecticut convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large, 1933. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Evelyn W. Robinson — of Granby, Hartford County, Conn. Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Granby, 1946. Female. Still living as of 1946.
	Florence J. Rockwood — of Franklin, New London County, Conn. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Franklin; elected 1940. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Rosita Rodriguez — of Connecticut. Concerned Citizens candidate for U.S. Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1992, 1994, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.
	Norma Rodriguez-Reyes — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
	Beatrice Hope Rosenthal — also known as Beatrice Rosenthal — of Waterford, New London County, Conn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1956, 1960; member of Democratic National Committee from Connecticut, 1963. Female. Still living as of 1963.
	Alice M. Ross — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1940, 1944 (alternate); member of Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee, 1940-41. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Eleanor Rossiter — of New London, New London County, Conn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1956. Female. Still living as of 1956.
	Alice V. Rowland (b. 1894) — also known as Alice V. McSherry — of Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., July 18, 1894. Daughter of Frank McSherry and Ellen McSherry. Republican. School teacher; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Ridgefield, 1931-34; member of Connecticut state senate 24th District, 1943-46. Female. Member, Grange; League of Women Voters. Burial location unknown.
	Barbara J. Ruhe — Republican. Candidate for Connecticut state senate 1st District, 2008, 2010. Female. Still living as of 2010.
	Elisabeth Ruijter — also known as Lyda Ruijter — of Stamford, Fairfield County, Conn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
	Alice W. Russ — of Shelton, Fairfield County, Conn. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1924, 1940; member of Connecticut Republican State Central Committee, 1940. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Mrs. John B. Russ — of Shelton, Fairfield County, Conn. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1928. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Belle D. Russell — of Haddam, Middlesex County, Conn. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Haddam, 1939-40. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Rose Russell — of Norwalk, Fairfield County, Conn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1932. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Caroline Ruutz-Rees — of Greenwich, Fairfield County, Conn. Democrat. Member of Democratic National Committee from Connecticut, 1920; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1924; delegate to Connecticut convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large, 1933. Female. Burial location unknown.
	Arline W. Ryan — of Branford, New Haven County, Conn. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1960; delegate to Connecticut state constitutional convention 3rd District, 1965. Female. Still living as of 1965.
	Ethel M. Ryan — of Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Conn. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Ridgefield; elected 1926. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Isabel Rylander — of Litchfield, Litchfield County, Conn. Republican. Member of Connecticut Republican State Central Committee, 1940. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

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