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Female Politicians in Massachusetts, N-P

  Alice Harriett Nakash — of Massachusetts. Independent candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 8th District, 1992. Female. Still living as of 1992.
  Freda L. Nason — Libertarian. Candidate for U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1988. Female. Still living as of 1988.
  Elizabeth M. Needham — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1928. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Claire L. Nelson — of East Longmeadow, Hampden County, Mass. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1988. Female. Still living as of 1988.
  Kristen Newman — of Massachusetts. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
  Cheryl A. Nicholas (born c.1952) — of Hatfield, Hampshire County, Mass. Born about 1952. Republican. Engineer; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Ann E. Nicholfs — of Bernardston, Franklin County, Mass. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Beatrice W. Nichols — of Quincy, Norfolk County, Mass. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Edith A. Nichols — of New Bedford, Bristol County, Mass. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Madelene T. Nichols — of Greenfield, Franklin County, Mass. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1948. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Jean C. Nicolazzo — of Hudson, Middlesex County, Mass. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Dolores E. Nourse — of Weymouth, Norfolk County, Mass. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
  Helen P. Nylen — of Massachusetts. Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1940. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Catherine M. O'Brien — of Malden, Middlesex County, Mass. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1952. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  E. Agnes Blood O'Brien — of Somerville, Middlesex County, Mass. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Katherine M. O'Brien — of Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Mass. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Margaret X. O'Brien — of Worcester, Worcester County, Mass. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Mary K. O'Brien — of Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Mass. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1980 (alternate), 1996, 2004; candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Rose O'Brien — of Pittsfield, Berkshire County, Mass. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1944. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  May H. O'Connell — of Holyoke, Hampden County, Mass. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1940. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Anne O'Connor — of Leominster, Worcester County, Mass. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.
  Joyce B. O'Connor — of Northbridge, Worcester County, Mass. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Rita O'Connor — of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
  Dorothy S. O'Donnell — of West Harwich, Harwich, Barnstable County, Mass. Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
  Molly O'Grady — of Savoy, Berkshire County, Mass. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Mary O'Keefe — of Tewksbury, Middlesex County, Mass. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
  Jean L. Olmstead — of Milton, Norfolk County, Mass. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1952. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Margaret M. O'Riordan — of Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1936, 1940 (alternate), 1944 (member, Committee on Permanent Organization), 1948, 1952, 1956; member of Democratic National Committee from Massachusetts, 1940-54. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Mary Oroszko — of Worcester, Worcester County, Mass. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Mary E. O'Toole — of Leominster, Worcester County, Mass. Democrat. Postmaster at Leominster, Mass., 1935-56. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Florence Outchcunis — of Brockton, Plymouth County, Mass. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Mary L. Padula — of Lunenburg, Worcester County, Mass. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1988. Female. Still living as of 1988.
  Louise Raia Palci — also known as Louise Raia — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1952, 1956, 1960. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Katherine V. Parker — of Lancaster, Worcester County, Mass. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Wanda Kathleen Parker (b. 1915) — also known as Wanda K. Parker — of Fitchburg, Worcester County, Mass. Born in Wolflake, Noble County, Ind., October 11, 1915. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1948. Female. Episcopalian. Member, League of Women Voters. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Carolyn DeVore Parks — of Brookline, Norfolk County, Mass. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1996; candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts. Female. Still living as of 2000.
  Helen A. Patch — of Gloucester, Essex County, Mass. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1936. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Eva A. Patenaude — of Webster, Worcester County, Mass. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1936. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Laurie Patterson — of West Tisbury, Martha's Vineyard, Dukes County, Mass. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Karen L. Payne — Democrat. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts. Female. Still living as of 2012.
  Alexandra Carlisle Peiffer — of Lexington, Middlesex County, Mass. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1920. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Florence T. Penix — Socialist. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Massachusetts. Female. Still living as of 1956.
Frances Perkins Frances Perkins (1882-1965) — also known as Mrs. Paul Caldwell Wilson — of Newcastle, Lincoln County, Maine. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., April 10, 1882. Democrat. Sociologist; New York State Industrial Commissioner, 1929-33; U.S. Secretary of Labor, 1933-45; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1948. Female. Episcopalian. Member, American Civil Liberties Union. First woman to serve in the Cabinet; inducted, National Women's Hall of Fame, 1982. Died in New York City (unknown county), N.Y., May 14, 1965 (age 83 years, 34 days). Interment at Cemetery on River Road, Newcastle, Maine.
  Relatives: Daughter of Frederick W. Perkins and Susan Perkins; married, September 26, 1913, to Paul Caldwell Wilson.
  See also NNDB dossier
  Books about Frances Perkins: Kirstin Downey, The Woman Behind the New Deal: The Life of Frances Perkins, FDR'S Secretary of Labor and His Moral Conscience
  Image source: Social Security Administration
  M. Alice Perry — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1944. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Marjorie L. Perry — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Lyda S. Peters — of Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Sally Hart Petersen (b. 1964) — of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County, Mich. Born in Salem, Essex County, Mass., 1964. Democrat. Candidate for mayor of Ann Arbor, Mich., 2014. Female. Still living as of 2014.
  Melinda Phelps — of Massachusetts. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
  Marion E. Phillips — of Medford, Middlesex County, Mass. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Helen H. Pierce — of Dartmouth, Bristol County, Mass. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Jane Pierce (1806-1863) — also known as Jane Means Appleton — Born in Hampton, Rockingham County, N.H., March 12, 1806. First Lady of the United States, 1853-57. Female. Died in Andover, Essex County, Mass., December 2, 1863 (age 57 years, 265 days). Interment at Old North Cemetery, Concord, N.H.
  Relatives: Daughter of Jesse Appleton and Elizabeth (Means) Appleton; married, November 19, 1834, to Franklin Pierce (son of Benjamin Pierce); first cousin of John Appleton (1804-1891); first cousin once removed of Nathan Appleton, James Appleton, William Appleton and Nathan Dane Appleton; first cousin twice removed of Arthur Taggard Appleton; first cousin four times removed of John Forbes Kerry; second cousin of John Appleton (1815-1864); second cousin twice removed of John Brown; second cousin thrice removed of Leverett Saltonstall, Richard Saltonstall and Randolph Appleton Kidder; second cousin four times removed of William Lawrence Saltonstall; third cousin once removed of Ebenezer Huntington; third cousin twice removed of Daniel Parrish Witter; fourth cousin of Jabez Williams Huntington, John Brown Francis, Thomas Passmore Treadwell and Joshua Perkins; fourth cousin once removed of Edward Biddle, Charles Biddle, Enoch Woodbridge, John Appleton (1758-1829), Thomas Appleton, Timothy Pitkin, Leonard White, Robert Odiorne Treadwell, George Douglas Perkins and Albert Lemando Bingham.
  Political families: Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York; Sprague family of Providence, Rhode Island; Biddle-Randolph family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Saltonstall-Davis-Frelinghuysen-Appleton family of Massachusetts; Beakes-Greene-Witter family; Shippen-Middleton family of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — OurCampaigns candidate detail
  Elizabeth West Pigeon — also known as Elizabeth W. Pigeon — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924 (alternate), 1928, 1940 (member, Committee to Notify Vice-Presidential Nominee), 1944. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Estelle Irish Pillsbury — of Lowell, Middlesex County, Mass. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1932. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Viola R. Pinanski (1897-1994) — also known as Viola Rottenberg — of Brookline, Norfolk County, Mass. Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Mass., June 24, 1897. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1952, 1956 (alternate); hospital trustee. Female. Jewish. Died January 11, 1994 (age 96 years, 201 days). Burial location unknown.
  Relatives: Daughter of Julius Rottenberg and Fannie (Berg) Rottenberg; married, August 10, 1920, to Abraham E. Pinanski.
  Lois G. Pines — of Newton, Middlesex County, Mass. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008; elected Massachusetts state senate First Middlesex & Norfolk District 1996. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Josephine P. Plas — of Marlborough, Middlesex County, Mass. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Ethel M. Plotkin — of Athol, Worcester County, Mass. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1952. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Elaine Pluta — of Holyoke, Hampden County, Mass. Mayor of Holyoke, Mass., 2011. Female. Still living as of 2011.
  Elizabeth Ann Poirier (born c.1943) — also known as Betty Poirier — of North Attleboro, Bristol County, Mass. Born about 1943. Republican. Member of Massachusetts state house of representatives Fourteenth Bristol District, 2003-04; delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 2004, 2008, 2012. Female. Still living as of 2012.
  Karyn E. Polito (born c.1967) — of Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Mass. Born about 1967. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 2004, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Sharon M. Pollard — of Methuen, Essex County, Mass. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1980, 1996, 2004; mayor of Methuen, Mass., 2000-03. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Helen Polonsky (d. 1991) — of Brooklyn, Kings County, N.Y. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1972, 1980. Female. Died, of a blood clot in the brain, November 29, 1991. Interment somewhere in Pittsfield, Mass.
  Helen S. Pond — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1936. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Marilyn Porreca — of Medford, Middlesex County, Mass. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
  Paula L. Porten — of North Andover, Essex County, Mass. Republican. Candidate for Massachusetts state house of representatives Fourteenth Essex District, 2002. Female. Still living as of 2002.
  Lillian A. Porter — of Worcester, Worcester County, Mass. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1952. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Mary Pratt Potter — of Greenfield, Franklin County, Mass. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924 (alternate), 1928 (alternate), 1932. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Mary Jane Powell — of Andover, Essex County, Mass. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1996, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
Ruth Baker Pratt Ruth Baker Pratt (1877-1965) — also known as Ruth Sears Baker; Mrs. John T. Pratt — of Manhattan, New York County, N.Y. Born in Ware, Hampshire County, Mass., August 24, 1877. Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for New York; delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1924, 1932, 1936, 1940 (member, Arrangements Committee), 1944 (alternate); U.S. Representative from New York 17th District, 1929-33; defeated, 1932; member of Republican National Committee from New York, 1929-43; delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Female. Episcopalian. Died in Glen Cove, Nassau County, Long Island, N.Y., August 23, 1965 (age 87 years, 364 days). Interment at Pratt Mausoleum, Glen Cove, Long Island, N.Y.
  Relatives: Daughter of Edwin Howard Baker and Carrie Virginia (Richardson) Baker; married, January 6, 1903, to John Teele Pratt; mother of Virginia Pratt (who married Robert Helyer Thayer); third cousin twice removed of George W. Clough and Harlan Page Andrews; third cousin thrice removed of David Sears.
  Political families: Otis family of Connecticut; Kellogg-Adams-Seymour-Chapin family of Connecticut and New York (subsets of the Four Thousand Related Politicians).
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Image source: Official Report of the 22nd Republican National Convention (1940)
  Janice Preus — of Winchester, Middlesex County, Mass. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1988. Female. Still living as of 1988.
  Mary Ellen Preusser — of Cambridge, Middlesex County, Mass. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
  Anne P. Priest — of Lincoln, Middlesex County, Mass. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Louise Attwood Prince (b. 1892) — also known as Louise A. Prince — of Brockton, Plymouth County, Mass. Born in Canton, Oxford County, Maine, May 12, 1892. Republican. Member of Massachusetts Republican State Committee, 1940; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1948. Female. Unitarian. Burial location unknown.
  Ruth W. Provost — of Sandwich, Barnstable County, Mass. Democrat. Candidate for Massachusetts state house of representatives Fifth Barnstable District, 2002. Female. Still living as of 2002.
  Carolyn L. Purcell — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1944. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Caroline J. Putnam — of Springfield, Hampden County, Mass. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1944. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Elizabeth Putnam — of Boston, Suffolk County, Mass. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Massachusetts, 1924. Female. Burial location unknown.
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