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Mary Ellen Eagelston —
of Wyoming, Stark
County, Ill.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1980.
Female.
Still living as of 1980.
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Juanita F. Edlen —
of Meredosia, Morgan
County, Ill.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1956.
Female.
Still living as of 1956.
|
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India Edwards —
also known as India Gillespie; India Moffett; Mrs.
Herbert Threlkeld Edwards —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.; Washington,
D.C.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Daughter of John A. Gillespie and India H. (Thomas) Gillespie.
Democrat. Society editor, Chicago Tribune newspaper,
1918-36; woman's page editor, 1936-42; executive director, Women's
Division, Democratic National Committee; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1948 ;
Vice-Chair
of Democratic National Committee, 1950-56.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Daughter of John A. Gillespie and India H. (Thomas) Gillespie;
married, March 6,
1920, to John F. Moffett (divorced 1937); married, June 19,
1942, to Herbert Threlkeld Edwards. |
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Georgia Jones Ellis —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1952.
Female.
Still living as of 1952.
|
| |
Lisa Ellman —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
|
| |
Connie Engholm —
of Moline, Rock Island
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1996.
Female.
Still living as of 1996.
|
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Ruth Engle —
of Decatur, Macon
County, Ill.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1944.
Female.
Still living as of 1944.
|
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Sara Johns English —
of Jacksonville, Morgan
County, Ill.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1928,
1940.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Edna Selan Epstein —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1980.
Female.
Still living as of 1980.
|
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Sondra Berman Epstein —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1996.
Female.
Still living as of 1996.
|
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MaryAlice Erickson (born c.1936) —
of Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill.
Born about 1936.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
2004.
Female.
Still living as of 2004.
|
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Ruby Huber Ernest —
Farmer-Labor candidate for University
of Illinois trustee, 1922.
Female.
Burial
location unknown.
|
| |
Judy Erwin —
of Illinois.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
|
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Anne H. Evans —
of Des Plaines, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in California.
Delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 4th District, 1969-70.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; League of Women
Voters; American
Association of University Women.
Still living as of 1970.
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Laura B. Evans —
of Taylorville, Christian
County, Ill.
University
of Illinois trustee, 1903-19.
Female.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Janet Ayer Fairbank (1878-1951) —
also known as Janet Fairbank; Janet Ayer; Mrs.
Kellogg Fairbank —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., June 7,
1878.
Democrat. Author;
suffragette; chair, managing board, Chicago Lying-In Hospital;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1924,
1932
(alternate); member of Democratic
National Committee from Illinois, 1924-28.
Female.
Died December
28, 1951 (age 73 years, 204
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married, May 29,
1900, to Kellogg Fairbank (died 1939); sister of Margaret Ayer
Barnes (1886-1967; author). |
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article |
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Penny Falcon —
of Aurora, Kane
County, Ill.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
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Helen Ferguson —
of Mt. Vernon, Jefferson
County, Ill.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1980.
Female.
Still living as of 1980.
|
| |
Gayl Ferraro —
of Lombard, DuPage
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
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Serafina Ferrera —
of River Forest, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1964.
Female.
Still living as of 1964.
|
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Ruth G. Fillingham —
of Illinois.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 17th District, 1944.
Female.
Still living as of 1944.
|
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Hazel R. Findley —
of Palos Park, Cook
County, Ill.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Bernice Finkleman —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
|
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Lucy Louisa Flower (1837-1921) —
also known as Lucy L. Flower; Lucy L. Coues;
"The Mother of the Juvenile Court" —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., May 10,
1837.
Republican. School
teacher; social reformer; founder of nursing school; advocate for
the creation of a "parental court" to handle cases of delinquent
children; her efforts led to the world's first
juvenile court legislation, which created the Chicago Juvenile Court
in 1899; University
of Illinois trustee; elected 1894.
Female.
Lucy L. Flower Vocational High School, and Lucy Flower Park, both in
Chicago, were named for
her.
Died in Coronado, San Diego
County, Calif., April 27,
1921 (age 83 years, 352
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Mary Flowers —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1996.
Female.
Still living as of 1996.
|
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Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (1890-1964) —
also known as "Rebel Girl" —
of New York.
Born in Concord, Merrimack
County, N.H., August 7,
1890.
Communist. Speaker and organizer for
the Industrial Workers of the World ("Wobblies") in 1906-16; one of
the founders
of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), which later expelled
her for being a Communist; candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1942 (at-large), 1954 (24th
District); convicted
under the anti-Communist
Smith Act, and sentenced
to three years in prison;
released in 1957; became National Chair of the Communist Party U.S.A.
in 1961.
Female.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; Industrial
Workers of the World.
Died in Russia,
September
5, 1964 (age 74 years, 29
days).
Interment at Forest
Home Cemetery, Forest Park, Ill.
|
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Lillian Foley —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Progressive. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1926.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Lula Ford —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
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Lois Goldstein Forer (c.1913-1994) —
of Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., about 1913.
Common pleas court judge in Pennsylvania, 1971-87.
Female.
Died, of non-Hodgkins
lymphoma, at Pennsylvania Hospital,
Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 9,
1994 (age about 81
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Mrs. E. W. Forman —
of Bloomington, McLean
County, Ill.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1932.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Natalie Forman —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
|
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Rosa Lee Fox —
of Illinois.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois 18th District, 1970.
Female.
Still living as of 1970.
|
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Golda Franklin —
of Charleston, Coles
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Jo Freeman —
of Illinois.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
|
| |
Lois Frels —
of Hillsdale, Rock Island
County, Ill.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 2008.
Female.
Still living as of 2008.
|
| |
Lora Mae French —
of Ottawa, La Salle
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1980.
Female.
Still living as of 1980.
|
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Esther Fricke —
of Petersburg, Menard
County, Ill.
Republican. Chair of
Menard County Republican Party, 2002.
Female.
Still living as of 2002.
|
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Betty Friedan (1921-2006) —
also known as Bettye Naomi Goldstein —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Peoria, Peoria
County, Ill., February
4, 1921.
Daughter of Harry Goldstein and Miriam (Horowitz) Goldstein.
Democrat. University
professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New
York, 1984.
Female.
Jewish
and Russian
ancestry. Member, National
Organization for Women; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Elected to National Women's Hall of
Fame.
Died, of heart
failure, in Washington,
D.C., February
4, 2006 (age 85 years, 0
days).
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Doris W. Friedman —
of Highland Park, Lake
County, Ill.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
|
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Marjorie Friedman —
also known as Marge Friedman —
of Park Forest, Cook
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1972
(alternate), 1980,
1996;
Presidential Elector for Illinois, 1996,
2000;
Presidential Elector for Illinois, 2000.
Female.
Still living as of 2000.
|
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Alma Fringer —
of Illinois.
Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
Illinois, 1936.
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Blanche Fritz —
of Bridgeport, Lawrence
County, Ill.; Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1936,
1940,
1944
(alternate), 1948,
1952,
1956
(alternate).
Female.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
|
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Suzanne Funk —
of Edwardsville, Madison
County, Ill.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois,
1972.
Female.
Still living as of 1972.
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