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Female Politicians in Massachusetts, E-F

  Margaret V. Eagan — of Chelmsford, Middlesex County, Mass. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Sandra Matejic Edgerley — Republican. Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 2012 (on behalf of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan). Female. Still living as of 2012.
  Jane C. Edmonds — Republican. Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 2012 (on behalf of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan). Female. Still living as of 2012.
  Dee Dee Edmundson — of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass. Democrat. Member, Credentials Committee, Democratic National Convention, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Mary K. Egan — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Harriet L. Elam-Thomas — of Massachusetts. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Senegal, 1999-2002. Female. Still living as of 2002.
  See also U.S. State Dept career summary
  Darlene Elias — Green. Green-Rainbow candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 2016 (on behalf of Jill Stein and Ajamu Baraka). Female. Still living as of 2016.
  Nancy Bush Ellis — of Lincoln Center, Lincoln, Middlesex County, Mass. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1988. Female. Still living as of 1988.
  Carol Henderson Evans — of Massachusetts. Socialist. Socialist Workers candidate for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1976. Female. Still living as of 1976.
  Irene R. Evans — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1952. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Jeanie Falcone — of Brockton, Plymouth County, Mass. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 2012. Female. Still living as of 2012.
  Jill Fallon — of Salem, Essex County, Mass. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1988. Female. Still living as of 1988.
  Mary Fantasia — of Somerville, Middlesex County, Mass. Democrat. Member of Democratic National Committee from Massachusetts, 1963; member, Arrangements Committee, Democratic National Convention, 1964. Female. Still living as of 1964.
  Susan C. Fargo — of Lincoln, Middlesex County, Mass. Democrat. Member of Massachusetts state senate; elected 1996; elected unopposed 2002; elected 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Mary J. Farinelli — of Massachusetts. Independent candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 1992. Female. Still living as of 1992.
  Bertha C. Farnsworth — Republican. Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Minerva C. Farrow — of Arlington, Middlesex County, Mass. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1944. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Helen J. Fay — of Westwood, Norfolk County, Mass. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1952. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Julia Feeney — of Lynn, Essex County, Mass. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Kimberly Ferguson — of Holden, Worcester County, Mass. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 2012. Female. Still living as of 2012.
  Geraldine Anne Ferraro (1935-2011) — also known as Geraldine Ferraro — of Forest Hills, Queens, Queens County, N.Y.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Newburgh, Orange County, N.Y., August 26, 1935. Democrat. School teacher; lawyer; U.S. Representative from New York 9th District, 1979-85; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980, 1984 (chair, Platform Committee), 1996; candidate for Vice President of the United States, 1984; candidate for U.S. Senator from New York, 1992, 1998. Female. Catholic. Italian ancestry. Member, Council on Foreign Relations. Inducted, National Women's Hall of Fame, 1994. Died, from multiple myeloma, in Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., March 26, 2011 (age 75 years, 212 days). Interment at St. John's Cemetery, Middle Village, Queens, N.Y.
  Relatives: Daughter of Dominick Ferraro and Antonetta (Corrieri) Ferraro; married to John A. Zaccaro.
  Epitaph: "Beloved daughter, wife, mother and grandmother. First woman to run for Vice-President on a national party ticket."
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail — National Women's Hall of Fame
  Estelle Filadora — of Somerville, Middlesex County, Mass. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1944. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Irene F. Findlater — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Marsha Finkelstein — Democrat. Democratic Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 2024 (voted for Kamala D. Harris and Tim Walz). Female. Still living as of 2024.
  Carole A. Fiola — of Fall River, Bristol County, Mass. Democrat. Candidate for Massachusetts Governor's Council 1st District. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Patricia T. Fischer — of Amherst, Hampshire County, Mass. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Danielle Fish — of Mansfield, Bristol County, Mass. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Alice Fitzgerald — of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
  Susan Walker FitzGerald (b. 1871) — also known as Susan W. FitzGerald; Susan Walker — of New York; Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Born in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass., May 9, 1871. Democrat. Social worker; woman suffrage advocate; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1920 (alternate), 1924; member of Massachusetts state house of representatives Twenty-Second Suffolk District, 1923-24. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of John Grimes Walker and Rebecca White (Pickering) Walker; married, August 3, 1901, to Richard Y. FitzGerald; descendant *** of Timothy Pickering.
  Political families: Weeks family of Lancaster, New Hampshire; Pickman family of Salem, Massachusetts (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Anita G. Flaherty — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1956. Female. Still living as of 1956.
  Michelle Flaherty — of Hopkinton, Middlesex County, Mass. Republican. Candidate for Massachusetts state senate Middlesex, Norfolk & Worcester District, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.
  Elizabeth A. Flanagan — of Worcester, Worcester County, Mass. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924, 1928. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Lucy Louisa Flower (1837-1921) — also known as Lucy L. Flower; Lucy Louisa 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. Died in Coronado, San Diego County, Calif., April 27, 1921 (age 83 years, 352 days). Interment at Graceland Cemetery, Chicago, Ill.
  Relatives: Married, September 4, 1862, to James Monroe Flower; mother of Elliott Flower and Harriet Dean Flower (daughter-in-law of John Villiers Farwell; who married John Villiers Farwell Jr.).
  Political family: Farwell family of Chicago and Lake Forest, Illinois (subset of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  Lucy Flower Park, on West Moffat Street, and Lucy Flower Technical High School (opened, 1911; moved to new building, 1927; renamed Flower Vocational High School, 1956; renamed Lucy Flower Career Academy High School, 1995; closed, 2003), both in Chicago, Illinois, were named for her.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Marilyn Flowers-Marion — Democrat. Democratic Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 2024 (voted for Kamala D. Harris and Tim Walz). Female. African ancestry. Still living as of 2024.
  Mary Flynn — of Stockbridge, Berkshire County, Mass. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
  Janet R. Fogarty — of Scituate, Plymouth County, Mass. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 2012; Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 2016 (on behalf of Donald Trump and Mike Pence); Republican candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 2024 (on behalf of Donald Trump and J. D. Vance). Female. Still living as of 2024.
  Sandra E. Fogot — of Allston, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Frances E. Foley — of Montague, Franklin County, Mass. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Mary L. Fonseca — of Fall River, Bristol County, Mass. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1960, 1964. Female. Still living as of 1964.
  Jovita Fontanez — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1996, 2000, 2004; Democratic Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1996. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Mary Ford — of Northampton, Hampshire County, Mass. Mayor of Northampton, Mass., 1992-99. Female. Still living as of 1999.
  Helena Fossa (1890-1978) — of Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Mass. Born May 5, 1890. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1944. Female. Died in November, 1978 (age 88 years, 0 days). Burial location unknown.
  Gloria Fox — of Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 2004, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Adeline L. Freedman — of Sharon, Norfolk County, Mass. Democrat. Democratic Presidential Elector for Massachusetts, 1972 (voted for George McGovern and R. Sargent Shriver, Jr.); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
  Ilana Freedman — of Billerica, Middlesex County, Mass. Libertarian. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 5th District, 2002. Female. Still living as of 2002.
  Hermoine E. Freeman — of Dorchester, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Mary Fridley — New Alliance candidate for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1988. Female. Still living as of 1988.
  Dorothy Whipple Fry — of Brookline, Norfolk County, Mass. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924, 1928. Female. Burial location unknown.

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