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Female Politicians in Connecticut, Q-R

  Katherine T. Quinn (1899-1983) — of West Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in East Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., July 26, 1899. Democrat. Member of Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee, 1928-30, 1940-48; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1932 (alternate), 1936, 1940, 1944 (alternate), 1952 (alternate), 1956, 1960, 1968; assistant secretary of Connecticut Democratic Party, 1940-41. Female. Died in West Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., February 18, 1983 (age 83 years, 207 days). Interment at Mt. St. Benedict Cemetery, Bloomfield, Conn.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Dorothy R. Quirk — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Democrat. Member of Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee, 1977. Female. Still living as of 1977.
  Ella Mae Quish (1889-1970) — also known as Ella M. Quish; Ella Mae Murphy — of Manchester, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Manchester, Hartford County, Conn., May 12, 1889. Probation officer; first selectman of Manchester, Connecticut, 1954-57. Female. Catholic. Irish ancestry. Died, in Manchester Memorial Hospital, Manchester, Hartford County, Conn., July 23, 1970 (age 81 years, 72 days). Interment at Saint James Cemetery, Manchester, Conn.
  Relatives: Daughter of John Murphy, Jr. and Elizabeth (McCarthy) Murphy; married, August 24, 1916, to John Joseph Quish (first cousin of Thomas James Quish Jr. and William Philip Quish).
  Political family: Quish family of Manchester, Connecticut.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  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. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Catherine Rankl — of Marlborough, Hartford County, Conn. Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Marlborough, 1932. Female. 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. Republican. Vice-Chair of Republican National Committee, 1959-65; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1960 (member, Resolutions Committee), 1964. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of Martin Strauss and Annie (Jackson) Strauss; 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. 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.
  Relatives: Daughter of Eugene Rawls and Vivian Rawls.
  See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary
  Catherine Reardon — of Ansonia, New Haven County, Conn. Democrat. Member of Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee, 1928-30. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Harriet Redfield — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1944. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Cheryl D. Reedy — of New Fairfield, Fairfield County, Conn. Democrat. First selectman of New Fairfield, Connecticut; elected 1989. Female. Still living as of 1989.
  Mary E. Reilly — of West Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from West Hartford, 1946. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Mary Jodi Rell (b. 1946) — also known as Jodi Rell; 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, 2004-11. Female. Episcopalian. Member, Lions. Still living as of 2014.
  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. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Connecticut. Female. Still living as of 1992.
  Jill Ricci — of Thomaston, Litchfield County, Conn. Republican. Candidate for first selectman of Thomaston, Connecticut, 1989. Female. Still living as of 1989.
  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.
  Mrs. D. A. Rider — of East Willington, Willington, Tolland County, Conn. Postmaster at East Willington, Conn., 1887. Female. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Mary J. Riley — of New London, New London County, Conn. First selectman of New London, Connecticut, 1956. Female. Still living as of 1956.
  Sara Ringwald — of Thompsonville, Enfield, Hartford County, Conn. Democrat. Member of Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee, 1940-48. 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 Roberts (1902-1980) — also known as Marian Greene — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn.; West Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., August 5, 1902. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1928; member of Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee, 1928-30; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Hartford; elected 1928. Female. Irish ancestry. Died in West Hartford, Hartford County, Conn., November 4, 1980 (age 78 years, 91 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Married to Jay Bernard Roberts.
  Mrs. C. N. Robertson — of New Milford, Litchfield County, Conn. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1932. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Augusta McLane Robinson — Delegate to Connecticut convention to ratify 21st amendment at-large, 1933. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Evelyn W. Robinson — of Granby, Hartford County, Conn. Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Granby, 1946. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  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.
  Jo A. Roeter — of Shelton, Fairfield County, Conn. Libertarian. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Connecticut. Female. Still living as of 2016.
  Teri-Lynn Rogers — of Vernon, Tolland County, Conn. Democrat. Candidate for mayor of Vernon, Conn., 2015. Female. Still living as of 2015.
  Ella M. Rollins — of Mohegan, Montville, New London County, Conn. Postmaster at Mohegan, Conn., 1901. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Katherine R. Rook — of Redding, Fairfield County, Conn. Republican. Candidate for first selectman of Redding, Connecticut, 1989. Female. Still living as of 1989.
  Edith Roosevelt (1861-1948) — also known as Edith Kermit Carow — of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y. Born in Norwich, New London County, Conn., August 6, 1861. Republican. First Lady of New York, 1899-1900; Second Lady of the United States, 1901; First Lady of the United States, 1901-09. Female. Episcopalian. Died in Oyster Bay, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., September 30, 1948 (age 87 years, 55 days). Interment at Youngs Memorial Cemetery, Oyster Bay, Long Island, N.Y.
  Relatives: Daughter of Charles Carow and Gertude Elizabeth (Tyler) Carow; married, December 2, 1886, to Theodore Roosevelt (brother of Corinne Roosevelt Robinson; nephew of Robert Barnwell Roosevelt); step-mother of Alice Roosevelt Longworth; mother of Theodore Roosevelt Jr.; great-grandmother of Susan Roosevelt Weld; first cousin once removed of Daniel Putnam Tyler.
  Political families: Roosevelt family of New York; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Jessie S. Rose — of Manchester, Hartford County, Conn. Republican. Postmaster at Manchester, Conn., 1902-15. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Beatrice Hope Rosenthal — also known as Beatrice Rosenthal — of Waterford, New London County, Conn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1956, 1960, 1968; member of Democratic National Committee from Connecticut, 1963-68. Female. Still living as of 1968.
  Alice M. Ross — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1940, 1944 (alternate; member, Platform and Resolutions Committee); member of Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee, 1940-41. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Erlunia J. T. Ross (1863-1939) — also known as Erlunia J. Tourtellotte — of Thompson, Windham County, Conn. Born in Connecticut, 1863. Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Thompson, 1920. Female. Died in 1939 (age about 76 years). Interment at East Thompson Cemetery, Thompson, Conn.
  Relatives: Daughter of Charles Wesley Tourtellotte and Hannah Jane (Leach) Tourtellotte; married to Fernando C. Ross.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Eleanor Rossiter — of New London, New London County, Conn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1956. Female. Still living as of 1956.
  Lucy Rowe — of Wolcott, New Haven County, Conn. Republican. Candidate for mayor of Wolcott, Conn., 1989. Female. Still living as of 1989.
  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. 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.
  Relatives: Daughter of Frank McSherry and Ellen McSherry.
  Octavia A. Royce — of Rainbow, Windsor, Hartford County, Conn. Postmaster at Rainbow, Conn., 1901. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Charlotte Fortune Royer — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Republican. Candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives 2nd District, 1970. Female. Still living as of 1970.
  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 state house of representatives from Shelton; elected 1930; member of Connecticut Republican State Central Committee, 1940. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Mrs. John B. Russ — of Shelton, Fairfield County, Conn. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1928. Female. 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. 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. Burial location unknown.
  Jo Ann M. Ryan — of Torrington, Litchfield County, Conn. Democrat. Candidate for mayor of Torrington, Conn., 1989. Female. Still living as of 1989.
  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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