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Politician members in Wisconsin

Vera Andrus (1896-1976) — of Port Huron, St. Clair County, Mich.; Tucson, Pima County, Ariz. Born in Reedsburg, Sauk County, Wis., August 21, 1896. 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.   Relatives: Daughter of William Andrus and Alice (Barton) Andrus.   Shirley Brown (b. 1952) — of Sarasota, Sarasota County, Fla. Born in Oshkosh, Winnebago County, Wis., October 2, 1952. Democrat. Member of Florida state house of representatives 69th District, 1993-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996. Female. Presbyterian. Member, League of Women Voters; Junior League. Still living as of 1999. Carrie Chapman Catt (1859-1947) — also known as Carrie Lane; Carrie Chapman — of Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa; New Rochelle, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Ripon, Fond du Lac County, Wis., January 9, 1859. School teacher; superintendent of schools; woman suffrage activist; president, National American Woman Suffrage Association, 1900-04 (succeeding Susan B. Anthony) and 1915-20; founder of the League of Women Voters; Dry candidate for delegate to New York convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Female. Member, League of Women Voters. Inducted, National Women's Hall of Fame, 1982. Died, from a heart attack, in New Rochelle, Westchester County, N.Y., March 9, 1947 (age 88 years, 59 days). Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, N.Y.   Relatives: Daughter of Lucius Lane and Maria (Clinton) Lane; married, February 12, 1885, to Leo Chapman; married, June 10, 1890, to George W. Catt.   See also Wikipedia article — Find-A-Grave memorial — National Women's Hall of Fame   Image source: U.S. postage stamp (1948)   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.   Loret Miller Ruppe (1936-1996) — also known as Loret Ruppe; Loret Miller — of Houghton, Houghton County, Mich.; Maryland. Born in Milwaukee, Milwaukee County, Wis., January 3, 1936. Republican. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; director, Peace Corps, 1981-89; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1984; U.S. Ambassador to Norway, 1989-93. Female. Catholic. Member, League of Women Voters. Died, of ovarian cancer, August 7, 1996 (age 60 years, 217 days). Burial location unknown.   Relatives: Daughter of Frederick Charles Miller and Adele (Kaualey) Miller; married 1957 to Philip Edward Ruppe; great-granddaughter of Frederick Miller.   See also Wikipedia article — U.S. State Dept career summary   Fran Ulmer (b. 1947) — of Juneau, Alaska; Anchorage, Alaska. Born in Madison, Dane County, Wis., February 1, 1947. Democrat. Mayor of Juneau, Alaska, 1983-85; Lieutenant Governor of Alaska, 1994-2002. Female. Member, League of Women Voters; Rotary. Still living as of 2002.

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