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Bertha Sheppard Adkins (1906-1983) —
also known as Bertha S. Adkins —
of Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md.
Born in Salisbury, Wicomico
County, Md., August
24, 1906.
Daughter of Frederic Paul Adkins and Edna May (Sheppard) Adkins.
Republican. Dean of
Women, Western Maryland College, Westminster, Md., 1934-42; Dean of
Residence, Bradford Junior College, Bradford, Mass., 1942-46;
member of Republican
National Committee from Maryland, 1948-58; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Maryland, 1956,
1960
(alternate).
Female.
Methodist.
Member, American Association of University Women; Pi
Lambda Theta.
Died January
14, 1983 (age 76 years, 143
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Eugenie Moore Anderson (1909-1997) —
also known as Eugenie Anderson; Helen Eugenie Moore;
Mrs. John P. Anderson —
of Red Wing, Goodhue
County, Minn.
Born in Adair, Adair
County, Iowa, May 26,
1909.
Daughter of Ezekiel Arrowsmith Moore and Flora Belle (McMillen)
Moore.
Vice-chair of Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, 1946-49;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1948,
1960;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Minnesota, 1948-49; U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, 1949-53; U.S. Minister to Bulgaria, 1962-64.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; League of Women
Voters; Pi Beta
Phi; American Association of University Women.
Second female U.S. ambassador.
Died in Red Wing, Goodhue
County, Minn., March 31,
1997 (age 87 years, 309
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Gwen Adele Anderson (b. 1930) —
also known as Gwen Anderson; Gwen Adele
Odegaard —
of Kennewick, Benton
County, Wash.
Born in Lignite, Burke
County, N.Dak., June 3,
1930.
Daughter of Adolph Odegaard and Beatrice (Shannon) Odegaard.
Republican. Member of Washington
Republican State Committee, 1962-65; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Washington, 1968,
1972;
member of Republican
National Committee from Washington, 1968-73.
Female.
Lutheran.
Member, American Association of University Women.
Still living as of 1973.
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Vera Andrus (1896-1976) —
of Port Huron, St. Clair
County, Mich.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Reedsburg, Sauk
County, Wis., August
21, 1896.
Daughter of William Andrus and Alice (Barton) Andrus.
Republican. School
teacher; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from St. Clair
District, 1961-62.
Female.
Christian
Scientist. Member, League of Women
Voters; American Association of University Women; National
Education Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; American
Historical Association.
Died in August, 1976
(age about
80 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Dorothy Wright Atkinson (b. 1911) —
also known as Dorothy W. Atkinson; Dorothy
Wright —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Washington,
D.C., October
31, 1911.
Daughter of John L. Wright and Letitia (Ferguson) Wright.
Democrat. School
teacher; college
teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District
of Columbia, 1960.
Female.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Delta
Sigma Theta; League of Women
Voters; Urban
League; American Association of University Women.
Still living as of 1967.
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Jean Rae Backus (b. 1923) —
also known as Jean Backus; Jean Rae Ettinger; Mrs.
Ross Backus —
of Owosso, Shiawassee
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., April 24,
1923.
Daughter of Glen Lerch Ettinger and Phebe (Wells) Ettinger.
Republican. Member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1957, 1969; alternate
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1964.
Female.
Christian
Scientist. Member, American Association of University
Women.
Still living as of 1969.
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Betty H. Baker (1919-2011) —
also known as Betty Head —
of Moorefield, Hardy
County, W.Va.
Born in Thomas, Tucker
County, W.Va., September
18, 1919.
Daughter of Harry Davis Baker and Kathryn Agnes (Higgins) Baker.
Democrat. Member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1965-68; appointed 1965;
defeated, 1968.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Association of University Women; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Died, in Grant Memorial Hospital,
Petersburg, Grant
County, W.Va., November
12, 2011 (age 92 years, 55
days).
Interment at Olivet
Cemetery, Moorefield, W.Va.
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Margaret Culkin Banning (1891-1982) —
also known as Margaret Frances Culkin —
of Duluth, St. Louis
County, Minn.
Born in Buffalo, Wright
County, Minn., March 18,
1891.
Daughter of William
Edgar Culkin and Hannah Alice (Young) Culkin.
Republican. Novelist;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1924
(alternate), 1936.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; American Association of University Women; League of Women
Voters.
Elected to Duluth Hall of
Fame.
Died in Tryon, Polk
County, N.C., January
4, 1982 (age 90 years, 292
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Joanne Kleinhofer Benjamin (b. 1945) —
also known as Joanne Kleinhofer —
of Los Gatos, Santa Clara
County, Calif.
Born in Abington, Montgomery
County, Pa., March 20,
1945.
Daughter of Burkhart A. Kleinhofer and Marie Elizabeth (Liggett)
Kleinhofer.
Democrat. School
teacher; mayor
of Los Gatos, Calif., 1984-85, 1988-90.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Association of University Women; League of Women
Voters; Junior
League.
Still living as of 1990.
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Annie Webb Blanton (1870-1945) —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., August
19, 1870.
Daughter of Thomas Lindsay Blanton and Eugenia (Webb) Blanton.
Democrat. College
professor; Texas
superintendent of public instruction, 1919-23.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, American Association of University Women; Daughters of the
American Revolution; United
Daughters of the Confederacy; Phi
Beta Kappa; Kappa
Delta Pi; Pi
Lambda Theta; Pi Gamma
Mu; Delta
Kappa Gamma; Order of the
Eastern Star; Maccabees.
First
woman to be elected to statewide office in Texas.
Died October
2, 1945 (age 75 years, 44
days).
Interment at Oakwood
Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Genevieve Blatt (1913-1996) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.; Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa.
Born in East Brady, Clarion
County, Pa., June 19,
1913.
Daughter of George F. Blatt and Clara (Laurent) Blatt.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of
Pennsylvania Democratic Party, 1948; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1948
(alternate), 1956,
1960,
1964;
candidate for Pennsylvania
state auditor general, 1952; Pennsylvania
secretary of internal affairs, 1955-66; candidate for
Presidential Elector for Pennsylvania, 1956;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Pennsylvania; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1964; state court judge in
Pennsylvania, 1972-93.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, American Association of University Women; League of Women
Voters; Americans
for Democratic Action; American Bar
Association; Delta
Sigma Rho; Pi
Sigma Alpha.
Died in a retirement
home at Hampden Township, Cumberland
County, Pa., July 4,
1996 (age 83 years, 15
days).
Interment at Holy
Cross Cemetery, Near Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pa.
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Lisa M. Boscola —
of Bethlehem, Northampton
County, Pa.
Democrat. Member of Pennsylvania
state house of representatives, 1995-98; Presidential Elector for
Pennsylvania, 1996;
member of Pennsylvania
state senate 18th District, 1999-2004; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 2008.
Female.
Italian
ancestry. Member, League of Women
Voters; Jaycees;
American Association of University Women.
Still living as of 2008.
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Betty Castor (b. 1941) —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Glassboro, Gloucester
County, N.J., May 11,
1941.
Daughter of Joseph L. Bowe and Gladys Wright Bowe.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state senate, 1977-78, 1983-86 (23rd District 1977-78, 21st
District 1983-86); candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Florida, 1978; Florida Commissioner of Education,
1986; President
of of the University of South Florida, 1994; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Florida, 2004;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 2004.
Female.
Lutheran.
Member, League
of Women Voters; American Association of University Women;
Sierra
Club.
Inducted into the Florida Women's Hall of
Fame, 1996.
Still living as of 2004.
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Jean Scott Chace (b. 1945) —
of Weston, Lewis
County, W.Va.
Born in Clarksburg, Harrison
County, W.Va., September
2, 1945.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of West
Virginia state senate 13th District, 1981-84.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, American Association of University Women.
Still living as of 1984.
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Marguerite Stitt Church (1892-1990) —
also known as Marguerite S. Church; Marguerite Stitt;
Mrs. Ralph E. Church —
of Evanston, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
13, 1892.
Daughter of William James Stitt and Adelaide (Forsythe) Stitt.
Republican. Psychologist;
U.S.
Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1951-63; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1964.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, League
of Women Voters; Phi
Beta Kappa; American Association of University Women; Delta
Kappa Gamma; Zonta; Beta
Sigma Phi; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Died May 26,
1990 (age 97 years, 255
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
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Mary Stallings Coleman (1914-2001) —
also known as Mary S. Coleman; Mary Leslie
Stallings —
of Battle Creek, Calhoun
County, Mich.
Born in Forney, Kaufman
County, Tex., June 24,
1914.
Daughter of Leslie C. Stallings and Agnes (Huther) Stallings.
Republican. Lawyer;
probate judge in Michigan, 1961-72; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1973-82; resigned 1982; chief
justice of Michigan state supreme court, 1979-82.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Junior
League; Altrusa;
American
Legion Auxiliary; American Association of University
Women; Beta
Sigma Phi; Phi
Kappa Phi; Alpha
Omicron Pi.
Died, of cancer, in
Ocala, Marion
County, Fla., November
27, 2001 (age 87 years, 156
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Oakridge
Cemetery, Marshall, Mich.
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Joanell M. Dyrstad (b. 1942) —
of Red Wing, Goodhue
County, Minn.
Born in St. James, Watonwan
County, Minn., October
15, 1942.
Republican. Mayor of
Red Wing, Minn., 1985-90; Lieutenant
Governor of Minnesota, 1991-95; candidate in primary for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1994.
Female.
Member, League
of Women Voters; American Association of University Women.
Still living as of 1995.
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Willa Blake Eslick (1878-1961) —
also known as Willa B. Eslick; Willa McCord
Blake —
of Pulaski, Giles
County, Tenn.
Born in Fayetteville, Lincoln
County, Tenn., September
8, 1878.
Daughter of Washington Blake and Eliza Hansell (McCord) Blake.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Tennessee 7th District, 1932-33.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, American Association of University Women; Daughters of the
American Revolution; United
Daughters of the Confederacy; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Pulaski, Giles
County, Tenn., February
18, 1961 (age 82 years, 163
days).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Pulaski, Tenn.
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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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Mabel Louise Fain (1904-1997) —
also known as Louise Fain —
of Atoka, Atoka
County, Okla.; Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla.
Born in Webb City, Jasper
County, Mo., October
22, 1904.
Republican. School
teacher; real estate
agent; delegate to Republican National Convention from Oklahoma,
1944.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, American Association of University Women.
Died December
2, 1997 (age 93 years, 41
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Elizabeth Pruett Farrington (1898-1984) —
also known as Elizabeth P. Farrington; Mary Elizabeth
Pruett; Mrs. Joseph R. Farrington —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in Tokyo, Japan,
May
30, 1898.
Daughter of Robert Lee Pruett and Josephine (Baugh) Pruett.
Republican. Newspaper
reporter; Delegate
to U.S. Congress from Hawaii Territory, 1954-57; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Hawaii Territory, 1956.
Female.
Disciples
of Christ. Member, Junior
League; American Association of University Women; Theta
Sigma Phi; Alpha
Omicron Pi.
Died in Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii, July 21,
1984 (age 86 years, 52
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Oahu
Cemetery, Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Hawaii.
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Mary Reamey Few (1885-1971) —
also known as Mary Reamey Thomas; Mrs. W. P.
Few —
of Durham, Durham
County, N.C.
Born in Martinsville,
Va., 1885.
Daughter of Lyne Starling Thomas and Elizabeth Ann (Sheffield)
Thomas.
Republican. Member of Republican
National Committee from North Carolina, 1944-54; delegate to
Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1948,
1952.
Female.
Methodist.
French
and English
ancestry. Member, American Association of University Women;
Daughters of
the American Revolution; Colonial
Dames.
Died in Durham, Durham
County, N.C., January
12, 1971 (age about 85
years).
Interment at Maplewood
Cemetery, Durham, N.C.
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Relatives:
Daughter of Lyne Starling Thomas and Elizabeth Ann (Sheffield)
Thomas; married, August
17, 1911, to William Preston Few (1867-1940; president of Duke
University, 1924-40; second great-grandnephew of William
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Katheryn Vera Fitzgerald (b. 1902) —
also known as Katheryn Fitzgerald —
of Glens Falls, Warren
County, N.Y.; Pilot Knob, Warren
County, N.Y.
Born in Albany, Albany
County, N.Y., 1902.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of New York
Democratic State Committee, 1944; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from New York, 1948,
1956,
1960.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, American Association of University Women.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Rosemary Lucas Ginn (1912-2003) —
also known as Rosemary L. Ginn; Rosemary Bewick Lucas;
Mrs. M. Stanley Ginn —
of Columbia, Boone
County, Mo.
Born in Columbia, Boone
County, Mo., August
28, 1912.
Daughter of Reuben E. Lucas and Mary (Bewick) Lucas.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Missouri,
1956
(alternate), 1972;
member of Republican
National Committee from Missouri, 1960-79; U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg, 1976-77.
Female.
Baptist.
Member, American Association of University Women; League of Women
Voters; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Sigma Rho; Delta
Delta Delta; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Died in Osage Beach Health
Care Center, Osage Beach, Camden
County, Mo., January
3, 2003 (age 90 years, 128
days).
Interment at Memorial
Park Cemetery, Columbia, Mo.
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Olive Mortimer Remington Goldman —
also known as Olive Remington Goldman —
of Urbana, Champaign
County, Ill.
Born in Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1946 (19th District), 1948 (22nd
District); alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Illinois, 1948.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Association of University Women; League of Women
Voters.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Ella Tambussi Grasso (1919-1981) —
also known as Ella T. Grasso; Ella Rose
Tambussi —
of Windsor Locks, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Windsor Locks, Hartford
County, Conn., May 10,
1919.
Democrat. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1953-57; member of Democratic
National Committee from Connecticut, 1956-58; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1956
(alternate), 1960;
co-chair, Resolutions and Platform Committee, co-chair, 1964;
secretary
of state of Connecticut, 1959-71; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 6th District,
1965; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 6th District, 1971-75; Governor of
Connecticut, 1975-80; resigned 1980.
Female.
Catholic.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Urban
League; American Association of University Women; League of Women
Voters; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Awarded the Presidential
Medal of Freedom posthumously in 1981.
Died in Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn., February
5, 1981 (age 61 years, 271
days).
Interment at St.
Mary's Cemetery, Windsor Locks, Conn.
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Edith Starrett Green (1910-1987) —
also known as Edith Green; Edith Louise
Starrett —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Trent, Moody
County, S.Dak., January
17, 1910.
Daughter of James Vaughn Starrett and Julia (Hunt) Starrett.
Democrat. School
teacher; candidate for secretary of
state of Oregon, 1952; U.S.
Representative from Oregon 3rd District, 1955-74; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Oregon, 1956,
1960,
1964,
1968.
Female.
Christian.
Member, League
of Women Voters; Urban
League; American Association of University Women.
Died April 21,
1987 (age 77 years, 94
days).
Interment at Pioneer
Cemetery, Corbett, Ore.
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Joan Anderson Growe (b. 1935) —
of Minnesota.
Born in Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn., September
28, 1935.
Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives, 1973-74; secretary of
state of Minnesota, 1975-.
Female.
Member, League
of Women Voters; American Association of University Women;
Common
Cause; National
Organization for Women; Zonta.
Still living as of 1983.
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Harriet Belle Hess (d. 1951) —
also known as Harriet Belle; Mrs. Luther C.
Hess —
of Juneau,
Alaska; Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Winfield, Henry
County, Iowa.
Democrat. School
principal; Trustee, Alaska Agricultural College and School of
Mines, 1917-35, continuing as Regent, University of Alaska, 1935-51;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Alaska Territory, 1944-48.
Female.
Member, American Association of University Women.
Died in 1951.
Burial
location unknown.
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June N. Honaman (b. 1920) —
also known as June Newcomer; Mrs. Peter K.
Honaman —
of Landisville, Lancaster
County, Pa.
Born in Lancaster, Lancaster
County, Pa., May 4,
1920.
Daughter of Lester W. Newcomer and Maud (Stauffer) Newcomer.
Republican. School
teacher; vice-chair of
Pennsylvania Republican Party, 1963-73; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1964,
1968,
1972.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Association of University Women.
Still living as of 1973.
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Amanda L. Howe (b. 1959) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
6, 1959.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Democratic candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 15th District, 1998 (primary),
2000.
Female.
Member, American Association of University Women.
Still living as of 2000.
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Mildred Barry Hughes —
also known as Mildred B. Hughes —
of Union, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Elizabeth, Union
County, N.J.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of New
Jersey state house of assembly from Union County, 1958-65;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 1964.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, American Association of University Women; Urban
League; League of Women
Voters.
Still living as of 1965.
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Married to Peter L. Hughes, Jr. |
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Elizabeth Rountree Kellerman (b. 1906) —
also known as Elizabeth Kellerman; Elizabeth Rountree;
Mrs. George H. Kellerman —
of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, Honolulu
County, Hawaii.
Born in High Point, Guilford
County, N.C., September
1, 1906.
Daughter of James B. Rountree and Elizabeth (Anderson) Rountree.
Republican. Lawyer; radio
commentator; delegate to
Hawaii state constitutional convention, 1950; member of Republican
National Committee from Hawaii, 1963-70; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Hawaii, 1964.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Association of University Women; Phi
Beta Kappa.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Martha Elizabeth Keys (b. 1930) —
also known as Martha Keys; Martha Elizabeth
Ludwig —
of Manhattan, Riley
County, Kan.
Born in Hutchinson, Reno
County, Kan., August
10, 1930.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Kansas, 1972;
U.S.
Representative from Kansas 2nd District, 1975-79.
Female.
Member, American Association of University Women.
Still living as of 2009.
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Patience Latting (b. 1918) —
also known as Patience Sewell; Mrs. Trimble B.
Latting —
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
County, Okla.
Born in Texhoma, Texas
County, Okla., August
27, 1918.
Daughter of Frank Asa Sewell and Leila (Yates) Sewell.
Mayor
of Oklahoma City, Okla., 1971-83.
Female.
Member, American Association of University Women; League of Women
Voters; Phi
Beta Kappa; Pi Beta
Phi.
First
woman to be mayor of a U.S. city over 350,000 population.
Still living as of 1983.
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Evelyn J. Lynn (b. 1930) —
of Volusia
County, Fla.
Born in Astoria, Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., February
2, 1930.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 27th District, 1995-.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Kappa; American Association of University Women.
Still living as of 1999.
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Barbara Barrett MacKenzie (b. 1928) —
also known as Barbara B. MacKenzie —
of Petoskey, Emmet
County, Mich.
Born in Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich., November
12, 1928.
Lawyer;
Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1979-; Independent
candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1986.
Female.
Member, Zonta; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; American Association of University
Women.
Still living as of 1990.
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Evelyn Silliman Malone —
also known as Evelyn Malone; Evelyn Silliman; Mrs.
M. W. Malone —
of Windom, Cottonwood
County, Minn.
Born in Windom, Cottonwood
County, Minn.
Democrat. Librarian;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 1948,
1952
(alternate), 1960.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, American Association of University Women; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Still living as of 1960.
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Married to Maurice William Malone. |
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Lynn Morley Martin (b. 1939) —
also known as Lynn Martin; Lynn Morley —
of Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill.
Born in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., December
26, 1939.
Daughter of Lawrence William Morley and Helen Catherine (Hall)
Morley.
Republican. School
teacher; member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 1977-79; member of Illinois
state senate, 1979-81; U.S.
Representative from Illinois 16th District, 1981-91; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from Illinois, 1990; U.S.
Secretary of Labor, 1991-93.
Female.
Member, American Association of University Women; Junior
League.
Still living as of 2009.
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Marion E. Martin (b. 1900) —
of Bangor, Penobscot
County, Maine.
Born in Kingman, Penobscot
County, Maine, January
14, 1900.
Republican. Member of Maine
state house of representatives from Penobscot County (1st),
1931-34; member of Maine
state senate, 1935-38; member of Republican
National Committee from Maine, 1936-47; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Maine, 1948.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Association of University Women; Alpha
Omicron Pi; Phi
Beta Kappa; Delta
Kappa Gamma.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lucille Maurer (1922-1996) —
also known as Lucy Maurer; Lucille Shirley
Darvin —
of Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born, in Bushwick Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
21, 1922.
Democrat. Economist;
delegate
to Maryland state constitutional convention, 1967-68; member of
Maryland
state house of delegates, 1969-87; candidate in primary for U.S.
Representative from Maryland, 1970; Maryland
state treasurer, 1987-96; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Maryland, 1988.
Female.
Jewish.
Member, League
of Women Voters; National
Trust for Historic Preservation; American Association of
University Women; National
Organization for Women.
Elected to Maryland Women's Hall of
Fame, 1990.
Died of a brain
tumor, in Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md., June 17,
1996 (age 73 years, 209
days).
Interment at Jewish
Community Cemetery, New Hempstead, N.Y.
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Beth Wharton Milford (1908-1992) —
also known as Beth W. Milford; Beth
Wharton —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Bradford, McKean
County, Pa., August
19, 1908.
Daughter of Thomas Wharton and Helen (O'Mara) Wharton.
Republican. College
instructor; member, Ypsilanti board of education, 1955-67;
candidate in primary for Michigan
state senate 33rd District, 1960; member, Eastern Michigan
University Board of Regents, 1964-86.
Female.
Catholic.
Irish
ancestry. Member, American Association of University Women.
Died, following a heart
attack, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., August 7,
1992 (age 83 years, 354
days).
Interment at St.
John Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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Relatives:
Married 1941
to Albert F. Milford, Jr. (died 1977). |
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Gene W. Miller (b. 1906) —
of Summit, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Winterset, Madison
County, Iowa, 1906.
School
teacher; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Union County,
1947.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, League
of Women Voters; American Association of University Women;
Phi
Kappa Sigma.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1931
to Richard L. Miller. |
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Maurine Brown Neuberger (1907-2000) —
also known as Maurine Neuberger; Maurine Brown; Mrs.
Richard L. Neuberger —
of Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore.
Born in Cloverdale, Tillamook
County, Ore., January
9, 1907.
Daughter of Walter T. Brown and Ethel (Kelty) Brown.
Democrat. School
teacher; writer; photographer;
member of Oregon
state house of representatives, 1951-56; U.S.
Senator from Oregon, 1960-67; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Oregon, 1964.
Female.
Unitarian.
Member, Americans
for Democratic Action; Theta
Sigma Phi; Delta
Kappa Gamma; American Association of University Women.
Third woman to win a full term in the U.S. Senate.
Died, of a bone
marrow disorder, in a nursing
home at Portland, Multnomah
County, Ore., February
22, 2000 (age 93 years, 44
days).
Interment at Beth
Israel Cemetery, Portland, Ore.
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Emma Follin Parsons —
also known as Emma Parsons; Mrs. Clifford W.
Parsons —
of Ruby, Santa Cruz
County, Ariz.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Fairport, DeKalb
County, Mo.
Republican. School
teacher; member of Republican
National Committee from Arizona, 1940-48.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Delta
Delta Delta; Daughters of the
American Revolution; American Association of University
Women.
Burial
location unknown.
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Freda Noble Paul —
also known as Freda N. Paul; Freda Noble —
of Huntington, Cabell
County, W.Va.
Born in Ansted, Fayette
County, W.Va.
Daughter of Clifton Edward Noble and Mamie (Neal) Noble.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Cabell County, 1965-68,
1971-72; defeated, 1968, 1970; appointed 1971; defeated, 1972.
Female.
Baptist.
Member, Order
of the Eastern Star; American Association of University
Women; Izaak
Walton League.
Still living as of 1972.
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Relatives:
Married to Bosher Hubert Paul. |
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Pauline H. Peterson —
of Salem
County, N.J.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa.
School
teacher and principal; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Salem County,
1947.
Female.
English
and German
ancestry. Member, Order of the
Eastern Star; Soroptimists;
American Association of University Women; Delta
Kappa Gamma.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Harold A. Peterson. |
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Vel R. Phillips (b. 1924) —
of Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis.
Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee
County, Wis., February
18, 1924.
Democrat. Lawyer; secretary of
state of Wisconsin, 1979-83.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, American Association of University Women;
League of
Women Voters; Delta
Sigma Theta.
Still living as of 1983.
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Joanne Pownell Powell (b. 1930) —
of Romney, Hampshire
County, W.Va.
Born in Romney, Hampshire
County, W.Va., July 28,
1930.
Daughter of Paul G. Pownell.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1972-75; Presidential
Elector for West Virginia, 1976.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, National
Education Association; American Association of University
Women; Beta
Sigma Phi.
Still living as of 1976.
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Charlotte Pritt (b. 1949) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va., January
2, 1949.
Daughter of Garnett Edmund Pritt and Ada Ernestine (Lanham) Pritt.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates 23rd District; elected 1984,
1986; member of West
Virginia state senate 17th District, 1989-92; member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1996; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from West Virginia, 1996.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Association of University Women; League of Women
Voters; National
Organization for Women; Sierra
Club.
Still living as of 1996.
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E. Ruth Pyrtle —
of Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Neb.
Born in Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Democrat. School teacher
and principal; alternate delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Nebraska, 1924.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Pi Gamma
Mu; American Association of University Women; Daughters of the
American Revolution; League of Women
Voters.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lucy Reum —
of Oak Park, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Edmonton, Alberta.
Republican. School
teacher; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention
from Illinois, 1964;
member of Illinois
Republican State Central Committee; delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1969-70.
Female.
Member, League
of Women Voters; American Association of University Women.
Still living as of 1970.
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Anne Rudin (b. 1924) —
also known as Anne Noto —
of Sacramento, Sacramento
County, Calif.
Born in Passaic, Passaic
County, N.J., January
27, 1924.
Daughter of Philip Noto and Angela (Macri) Noto.
Registered
nurse; mayor
of Sacramento, Calif., 1983-92.
Female.
Member, American Association of University Women; League of Women
Voters; Soroptimists.
Still living as of 1992.
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Elise Salinger (1942-1998) —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Born in Freeport, Stephenson
County, Ill., March 5,
1942.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Arizona
state house of representatives 20th District, 1997-98; died in
office 1998.
Female.
Member, National
Organization for Women; American Association of University
Women.
Died in Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz., March 16,
1998 (age 56 years, 11
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Olive C. Sanford (b. 1875) —
of Nutley, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Palmyra, Wayne
County, N.Y., December
19, 1875.
Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1935-42; delegate
to New Jersey state constitutional convention from Essex County,
1947.
Female.
Member, League
of Women Voters; American Association of University Women.
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married 1900
to F. H. Sanford. |
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Byrd Fanita Sawyer (b. 1895) —
also known as Byrd Fanita Wall; Mrs. Harry W.
Sawyer —
of Fallon, Churchill
County, Nev.; Sparks, Washoe
County, Nev.
Born in Warrensburg, Johnson
County, Mo., May 5,
1895.
Daughter of Henry J. Wall and Burd (McIlvaine) Wall.
Democrat. School
teacher; librarian;
Presidential Elector for Nevada, 1940;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nevada, 1948
(member, Credentials
Committee), 1952.
Female.
Member, American Association of University Women; National
Education Association; Phi
Beta Kappa; Beta
Sigma Phi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Lillian E. Schlagenhauf (b. 1899) —
of Quincy, Adams
County, Ill.
Born in Quincy, Adams
County, Ill., December
19, 1899.
Republican. School
teacher; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1948.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Order
of the Eastern Star; American Association of University
Women; Kappa
Beta Pi.
Burial
location unknown.
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Thelma Parkinson Sharp (1898-1983) —
also known as Thelma P. Sharp; Thelma
Parkinson —
of Vineland, Cumberland
County, N.J.
Born in Vineland, Cumberland
County, N.J., 1898.
Democrat. Member of New Jersey
Democratic State Committee, 1922-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 1924,
1928,
1932,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952,
1956;
member, Arrangements Committee, 1964;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from New Jersey, 1930.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, American Association of University Women.
Died March 12,
1983 (age about 84
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to W. Howard Sharp. |
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Virginia Dodd Smith (1911-2006) —
also known as Virginia Smith; Virginia
Dodd —
of Chappell, Deuel
County, Neb.
Born in Randolph, Fremont
County, Iowa, June 30,
1911.
Daughter of Clifton Clark Dodd and Erville (Reeves) Dodd.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Nebraska,
1972;
U.S.
Representative from Nebraska 3rd District, 1975-91.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, Farm
Bureau; Daughters of the
American Revolution; American Association of University
Women; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Sun City West, Maricopa
County, Ariz., January
23, 2006 (age 94 years, 207
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Violet Snedegar —
also known as Violet Marie Cox; Mrs. Nunley B.
Snedegar —
of Elkins, Randolph
County, W.Va.
Democrat. Member of Democratic
National Committee from West Virginia, 1956-60, 1964-68; associate
chair of West Virginia Democratic Party, 1969; candidate for
Presidential Elector for West Virginia, 1972.
Female.
Methodist.
Member, American Association of University Women; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Still living as of 1972.
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Nellie Nugent Somerville —
of Greenville, Washington
County, Miss.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Mississippi, 1924;
member of Mississippi
state house of representatives.
Female.
Member, American Association of University Women.
First
woman to serve in Mississippi legislature.
Burial
location unknown.
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Anna Mary Tibbets —
also known as Anna Tibbets —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Tibbets Hills (unknown
county), N.Y.
Democrat. School
teacher; alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1948.
Female.
Unitarian.
Member, American Association of University Women; League of Women
Voters.
Burial
location unknown.
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Clara Towle Dockum Van Auken (1890-1977) —
also known as Clara Van Auken; Clara Towle Dockum;
Mrs. Howell Van Auken —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., September
12, 1890.
Daughter of Russel Myers Dockum and Catherine (Towle) Dockum.
Democrat. Social
worker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
1936,
1940,
1944;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Michigan, 1936-47.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Association of University Women; League of Women
Voters.
Died in St. Clair Shores, Macomb
County, Mich., February
13, 1977 (age 86 years, 154
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Howell Van Auken. |
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Katharine Elkus White (b. 1906) —
also known as Katharine E. White; Katharine
Elkus —
of Red Bank, Monmouth
County, N.J.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., November
25, 1906.
Daughter of Abram
Isaac Elkus and Gertrude (Hess) Elkus.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1936,
1940,
1944,
1948,
1952
(alternate), 1956;
member of New Jersey
Democratic State Committee, 1940; mayor of
Red Bank, N.J., 1951-57; vice-chair of
New Jersey Democratic Party, 1954; U.S. Ambassador to Denmark, 1964-68.
Female.
Member, American Association of University Women; Beta
Sigma Phi.
Presumed
deceased.
Burial
location unknown.
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Chase Going Woodhouse (1890-1984) —
also known as Chase Going; Mrs. E. J.
Woodhouse —
of New London, New London
County, Conn.; Baltic, Sprague, New London
County, Conn.
Born in Victoria, British
Columbia, of American parents, March 3,
1890.
Daughter of Seymour Going and Harriet (Jackson) Going.
Democrat. Economist;
college
professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from
Connecticut, 1940,
1944;
secretary
of state of Connecticut, 1941-43; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1945-47, 1949-51;
defeated, 1946, 1950; delegate
to Connecticut state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1965.
Female.
Member, League
of Women Voters; American Association of University Women;
Altrusa;
Pi
Lambda Theta; Kappa
Delta Pi.
Died in New Canaan, Fairfield
County, Conn., December
12, 1984 (age 94 years, 284
days).
Cremated.
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