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Female Politicians in Kentucky, B

  Clara Bacon — of Paris, Bourbon County, Ky. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1928. Female. Burial location unknown.
Catherine Todd Bailey Catherine Todd Bailey (b. 1951) — of Kentucky. Born in 1951. U.S. Ambassador to Latvia, 2004-08. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Image source: U.S. Embassy Latvia
  Naomi P. Bailey — of Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky. Democrat. Candidate for Kentucky state house of representatives 57th District, 1975. Female. Still living as of 1975.
  Sidney Jane Bailey — also known as Sidney Jane Bailey-Bamer — Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Kentucky 5th District, 1998, 2000, 2002. Female. Still living as of 2002.
  Mrs. Lisle Baker — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1960. Female. Still living as of 1960.
  America M. Baldwin (1835-1929) — also known as America M. Grant — of St. Albans, Kanawha County, W.Va. Born in Kentucky, November 9, 1835. Republican. Postmaster at St. Albans, W.Va., 1874-1910. Female. Died in St. Albans, Kanawha County, W.Va., July 22, 1929 (age 93 years, 255 days). Interment at Bangor Cemetery, St. Albans, W.Va.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Allison Ball — of Prestonsburg, Floyd County, Ky. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 2012. Female. Still living as of 2012.
  Mira Ball — Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Kentucky. Female. Still living as of 2012.
  Iola Kelley Banks (1933-2002) — also known as Iola Banks — of Fairbanks, Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska; Kenai, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska. Born in Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La., August 10, 1933. Democrat. School teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alaska, 1976, 1980, 2000. Female. Baptist or Methodist. Member, Delta Kappa Gamma; Phi Beta Kappa. Died in the ambulance en route to a hospital, near Soldotna, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, June 26, 2002 (age 68 years, 320 days). Interment somewhere in Lexington, Ky.
  Relatives: Married to Lovell Banks.
  Ann S. Bardwell — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
  Adah J. Barnes (1883-1965) — also known as Ada J. Barnes; Mary Adah Johnston — of Elizabethtown, Hardin County, Ky. Born in Kentucky, 1883. Acting postmaster at Elizabethtown, Ky., 1933. Female. Died in 1965 (age about 82 years). Interment at Elizabethtown City Cemetery, Elizabethtown, Ky.
  Relatives: Married, July 12, 1909, to Marvin Washington Barnes (son of Colmore Lovelace Barnes).
  Political family: Barnes family of Elizabethtown, Kentucky.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Anne Barnes — also known as Anne Burke; Mrs. Marshall Barnes — of Owensboro, Daviess County, Ky.; Beaver Dam, Ohio County, Ky. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1932. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of Dr. Gordon L. Burke; married, October 20, 1929, to Marshall Barnes.
  Rose Agnes Barnes (b. 1910) — also known as Rose Agnes Langford; Mrs. Ernest A. Barnes — of Albany, Clinton County, Ky. Born in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County, Ala., August 5, 1910. Republican. School teacher; model; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1936. Female. Methodist. Member, American Legion Auxiliary. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of Edward Langford and Alma (Coleman) Langford; married, January 22, 1931, to Ernest A. Barnes.
  Mary Ann Baron — of Greensburg, Green County, Ky. Republican. Green County Judge-Executive; delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 2004; candidate for Presidential Elector for Kentucky. Female. Still living as of 2012.
  Martha T. Barth — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Teresa A. Barton — of Kentucky. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
  Nelda Barton-Collings (born c.1929) — of Corbin, Whitley County, Ky. Born about 1929. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 2004, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Sara Belle Bassett (1906-2001) — also known as Sara Belle McPherson; Mrs. Frank H. Bassett, Jr. — of Ancon, Canal Zone (now Panama); Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky. Born in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky., July 4, 1906. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Canal Zone, 1940. Female. Died in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Ky., March 24, 2001 (age 94 years, 263 days). Interment at Riverside Cemetery, Hopkinsville, Ky.
  Relatives: Daughter of Herbert L. McPherson; married, December 2, 1928, to Frank Houston Bassett Jr..
  Political family: Bassett family of Hopkinsville, Kentucky.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Elizabeth Bradford du Pont Bayard (1880-1975) — also known as Elizabeth Bradford du Pont; Mrs. Thomas Francis Bayard — of Wilmington, New Castle County, Del. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., January 23, 1880. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware, 1944. Female. Died in Wilmington, New Castle County, Del., September 14, 1975 (age 95 years, 234 days). Interment at Old Swedes Church Cemetery, Wilmington, Del.
  Relatives: Daughter of Alexis Irenee du Pont and Elizabeth Canby (Bradford) du Pont; married, October 3, 1908, to Thomas Francis Bayard Jr.; mother of Thomas Francis Bayard III and Alexis Irenee du Pont Bayard; niece of Edward Green Bradford II; granddaughter of Edward Green Bradford; grandmother of Richard Henry Bayard; grandniece of Henry DuPont; seventh great-granddaughter of George Wyllys and John Haynes; first cousin of Francis Irenee du Pont and Edward Green Bradford Jr.; first cousin once removed of Henry Algernon du Pont and Henry Belin du Pont Jr.; first cousin twice removed of Charles Irénée du Pont; second cousin of Thomas Coleman du Pont, Alfred Irénée du Pont and Pierre Samuel du Pont; second cousin once removed of Francis Victor du Pont, Lammot du Pont Copeland and Reynolds du Pont; second cousin twice removed of Eleuthere Irenee du Pont and Pierre Samuel du Pont IV; second cousin four times removed of Timothy Pitkin; second cousin five times removed of Abraham Davenport and Robert Treat Paine; third cousin twice removed of Bailey Frye Adams; third cousin thrice removed of Chauncey Fitch Cleveland; fourth cousin once removed of Clayton Hyde Lathrop.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; DuPont family of Wilmington, Delaware; Livingston-Schuyler family of New York; Dewey-Blaine-Coit-Huntington family of Connecticut and Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Janie Fox Bean — of Danville, Boyle County, Ky. Democrat. Acting postmaster at Danville, Ky., 1949-51. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Louise Taylor Beckwith (b. 1882) — also known as Louise Beckwith — of Pasadena, Los Angeles County, Calif. Born in Bowling Green, Warren County, Ky., August 15, 1882. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1944. Female. Episcopalian. Burial location unknown.
  Carolyn C. Belcher — of Owingsville, Bath County, Ky. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Gerta Bendl — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Democrat. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives 34th District, 1976-83. Female. Still living as of 1983.
  Glenna A. Bevins — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Democrat. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives 77th District, 1976-77. Female. Still living as of 1977.
  Doris Shuja Binion — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Democrat. Candidate for Governor of Kentucky, 1979. Female. Still living as of 1979.
  Mrs. M. Birninger — of Cecilia, Hardin County, Ky. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Kentucky. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Lillie Bishop — of Manchester, Clay County, Ky. Republican. Member of Kentucky state senate 19th District, 1971. Female. Still living as of 1971.
  Kathy Black-Dennis — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Laura Browning Blackburn (1883-1965) — also known as Laura B. Blackburn; Laura Browning — of Versailles, Woodford County, Ky. Born in Woodford County, Ky., October 1, 1883. Postmaster at Versailles, Ky., 1934-40 (acting, 1934-35). Female. Died in Woodford County, Ky., May 28, 1965 (age 81 years, 239 days). Interment at Versailles Cemetery, Versailles, Ky.
  Relatives: Daughter of Charles M. Blackburn and Laura Hayes (Pottenger) Blackburn; married to Smith Alford Blackburn; mother of Charles Milton Blackburn.
  Political family: Blackburn-Slaughter-Buckner-Madison family of Kentucky (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Mrs. Marlin Blackwell — of Dixon, Webster County, Ky. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1932, 1940. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Virginia Bleemel (1915-2006) — also known as Virginia Inez Eldridge; Mrs. Leo Bleemel — of Mt. Washington, Bullitt County, Ky. Born in Bullitt County, Ky., November 19, 1915. Democrat. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives 31st District, 1971. Female. Baptist. Member, American Association of Retired Persons. Died, in Wesley Manor Health Care Center (nursing home), Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., September 8, 2006 (age 90 years, 293 days). Entombed in mausoleum at Resthaven Memorial Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  Relatives: Daughter of Clyde Eldridge and Eunice (Carrothers) Eldridge; married to Leo Andrew Bleemel.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Mrs. J. Murray Blue — of Providence, Webster County, Ky. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1960; member of Democratic National Committee from Kentucky, 1963. Female. Still living as of 1963.
  Linda Boatwright — of Paducah, McCracken County, Ky. Democrat. Elected Kentucky state house of representatives 4th District 1978. Female. Still living as of 1978.
  Helen L. Bolton — of Danville, Boyle County, Ky. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Kentucky. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Emily C. Boone — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
  Martha Booth — of Frankfort, Franklin County, Ky. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Moretta L. Bosley — of Owensboro, Daviess County, Ky. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 2000, 2004, 2008; member of Democratic National Committee from Kentucky, 2004-08. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Virginia M. Bosse — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1972; candidate for Kentucky state senate 19th District, 1979. Female. Still living as of 1979.
  Mrs. H. K. Bourne — of New Castle, Henry County, Ky. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1924, 1928. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Sandy Jones Boussard — of Bowling Green, Warren County, Ky. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 2012. Female. Still living as of 2012.
  Anne H. Bowers — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Republican. Candidate for Kentucky state house of representatives 34th District, 1975. Female. Still living as of 1975.
Anne Braden Anne McCarty Braden (1924-2006) — also known as Anne Braden; Anne McCarty — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., July 28, 1924. Newspaper reporter; labor organizer; civil rights activist starting in the 1940s; in May 1954, to fight segregation, she and her husband bought a house in a white neighborhood on behalf of a Black family; this sparked furious and violent opposition and the bombing of the house; she and others were charged with sedition; her husband was the first to be convicted, but then, in 1956, all state sedition laws were struck down; candidate for Presidential Elector for Kentucky. Female. Episcopalian. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., March 6, 2006 (age 81 years, 221 days). Interment at Eminence Cemetery, Eminence, Ky.
  Relatives: Married 1948 to Carl Braden.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Kentucky Center for African-American Heritage
  DeAnna L. Brangers — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 2004, 2008, 2012. Female. Still living as of 2012.
  Mrs. Laney Bray — of Columbia, Adair County, Ky. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1936. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Mary Breckinridge (1826-1907) — also known as Mary Cyrene Burch — Born in Georgetown, Scott County, Ky., August 16, 1826. Second Lady of the United States, 1857-61. Female. Died in Bronx, New York County (now Bronx County), N.Y., October 8, 1907 (age 81 years, 53 days). Interment at Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Ky.
  Relatives: Daughter of Clifton Rodes Burch and Althea (Viley) Burch; married, December 12, 1843, to John Cabell Breckinridge (son of Joseph Cabell Breckinridge; grandson of John Breckinridge); mother of Clifton Rodes Breckinridge.
  Political families: Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Breckinridge-Preston-Cabell-Floyd family of Virginia; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Monroe-Grayson-Roosevelt-Breckinridge family of Virginia and Kentucky (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Helen Breeden — of Kentucky. American candidate for U.S. Senator from Kentucky, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Betty Brien — of Benton, Marshall County, Ky. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
  Julia Bright — of Florence, Boone County, Ky. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 2012. Female. Still living as of 2012.
  Mrs. E. E. Bristow — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1928. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Mary Bartlett Broecker — Republican. Candidate for Kentucky state senate 26th District, 1990. Female. Still living as of 1990.
  Mary H. Brown — of Fort Thomas, Campbell County, Ky. Mayor of Fort Thomas, Ky., 1999-. Female. Catholic. Still living as of 2004.
  Ashley Boggs Bruggeman — also known as Ashley B. Bruggeman — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 2008, 2012. Female. Still living as of 2012.
  Mary Colleen Bryan — of Lebanon Junction, Bullitt County, Ky. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Kentucky. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Cheri Bryant-Hamilton — also known as Cheri R. Bryant — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1980, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
  Elizabeth Buchanan (1855-1931) — of Kansas City, Jackson County, Mo. Born in Simpson County, Ky., December 21, 1855. Democrat. School principal; assistant superintendent of schools; Independent candidate for delegate to Missouri state constitutional convention at-large, 1922. Female. Died in San Francisco, Calif., July 24, 1931 (age 75 years, 215 days). Interment at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, Mo.
  Relatives: Daughter of Thomas Jefferson Buchanan and Georgiana Margaret (Jones) Buchanan.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Mrs. Beatty H. Buehler — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1936. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Nora Bullitt (1881-1976) — also known as Nora Iasigi; Mrs. Marshall Bullitt — of Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Mass.; Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Born in Swampscott, Essex County, Mass., August, 1881. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 1944. Female. Armenian ancestry. Died in Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky., July 26, 1976 (age 94 years, 0 days). Interment at Oxmoor-Bullitt Family Cemetery, Louisville, Ky.
  Relatives: Daughter of Oscar Anthony Iasigi and Amelia 'Amy' (Gore) Iasigi; married, May 31, 1913, to William Marshall Bullitt (brother of Alexander Scott Bullitt); niece of Joseph Andrew Iasigi; granddaughter of Joseph Iasigi.
  Political families: Lee-Randolph family; Harrison-Randolph-Marshall-Cabell family of Virginia; Bullitt-Speed-Fry-Henry family (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Susan K. Burch — of Georgetown, Scott County, Ky. Postmaster at Georgetown, Ky., 1887. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Paula Burkot — of Bardstown, Nelson County, Ky. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Mary Elizabeth Burnett — of Lexington, Fayette County, Ky. Democrat. Member of Kentucky state house of representatives 50th District, 1946-53. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Millie Bush — of Brooksville, Bracken County, Ky. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Kentucky, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Mary H. Byck — of Louisville, Jefferson County, Ky. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kentucky, 1964. Female. Still living as of 1964.
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