The Political Graveyard: Female Politicians in Connecticut, L

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Female Politicians in Connecticut, L

Essie Labrot — of West Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.

Sara E. Lane — of Norwalk, Fairfield County, Conn. Democrat. Member of Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee, 1940. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

Mary M. Lardner (born c.1891) — of Berlin, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Connecticut, about 1891. Married to Edward Lardner. Democrat. Bookkeeper; candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Berlin, 1924, 1926. Female. Italian ancestry. Burial location unknown.

Judy Larkin-Niccolari — of Ansonia, New Haven County, Conn. Republican. Candidate for mayor of Ansonia, Conn., 2009. Female. Still living as of 2009.

Dorothy P. Lassen — of Cheshire, New Haven County, Conn. Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Cheshire, 1946. Female. Still living as of 1946.

Helen M. Lawrence — of Waterford, New London County, Conn. Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Waterford, 1948. Female. Still living as of 1948.

Mary E. LeDuc — of Manchester, Hartford County, Conn. Democrat. Member of Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee, 1977. Female. Still living as of 1977.

Isabelle R. Leeds (born c.1927) — also known as Isabelle Russek — of Providence, Providence County, R.I.; Manhattan, New York County, N.Y.; Greenwich, Fairfield County, Conn. Born about 1927. Daughter of Louis Russek (1895-1985; chairman of Health-tex) and Rose (Bauman) Russek (died 1967); married, October 19, 1947, to Marshall Leeds (1919-2008). Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 1964; special assistant to Gov. Hugh Carey for international and United Nations affairs; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980. Female. Still living as of 2003.

Alice K. Leopold — of Weston, Fairfield County, Conn. Republican. Secretary of state of Connecticut, 1951-53; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1952; member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, 1953-55. Female. Still living as of 1975.

Helen M. Lester — of Litchfield, Litchfield County, Conn. Republican. Delegate to Connecticut state constitutional convention 6th District, 1965. Female. Still living as of 1965.

Mrs. Joseph Lester — of Litchfield, Litchfield County, Conn. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1964. Female. Still living as of 1964.

Clara Mix Lewis — of Stepney, Monroe, Fairfield County, Conn. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1952. Female. Still living as of 1952.

Clara Wentworth Lewis — of Monroe, Fairfield County, Conn. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Monroe; elected 1932. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

Helen E. Lewis — of Stratford, Fairfield County, Conn. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1924, 1936; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Stratford; elected 1926. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

Emma Lincoln — of New London, New London County, Conn. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.

Doretta Link — of Stamford, Fairfield County, Conn. Republican. Member of Connecticut Republican State Central Committee, 1940. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

Sophie Liss — of New Britain, Hartford County, Conn. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1944. Female. Still living as of 1944.

Eleanor H. Little — of Guilford, New Haven County, Conn. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Guilford; elected 1940. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

Patricia Longo (born c.1937) — of Wilton, Fairfield County, Conn. Born about 1937. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 2004, 2008; member of Republican National Committee from Connecticut, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.

Carmen L. Lopez — of Bridgeport, Fairfield County, Conn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.

Dorothy W. Lorenzen — of Stamford, Fairfield County, Conn. Republican. Delegate to Connecticut state constitutional convention 4th District, 1965; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.

Ruth C. Lotz — of Southington, Hartford County, Conn. Republican. Candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Southington, 1946, 1948. Female. Still living as of 1948.

Clare Boothe Luce (1903-1987) — also known as Ann Clare Boothe — of Greenwich, Fairfield County, Conn.; Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Conn. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., April 10, 1903. Daughter of William Franklin Boothe (1862-1928) and Anna Clara Snyder (1882-1938; killed in an automobile-train accident in Miami, Fla.); step-daughter of Albert Elmer Austin; married, August 10, 1923, to George Tuttle Brokaw (divorced 1929); married, November 23, 1935, to Henry Robinson Luce (1898-1967; founder and publisher of Time, Life, and other magazines); mother of Ann Clare Brokaw (1924-1944; killed in an automobile accident in Palo Alto, Calif.). Republican. Writer; journalist; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1943-47; delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1944, 1948 (speaker), 1952; U.S. Ambassador to Italy, 1953-56. Female. Catholic. Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1983. Died, from a brain tumor, in Washington, D.C., October 9, 1987 (age 84 years, 182 days). Interment at Mepkin Abbey, Moncks Corner, S.C.

		See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
		Books about Clare Boothe Luce: Sylvia Morris, Rage for Fame : The Ascent of Clare Boothe Luce — Stephen C. Shadegg, Clare Boothe Luce: a biography — Joseph Lyons, Clare Boothe Luce: Author and Diplomat (for young readers)

Lillian Ludlam — of New Hartford, Litchfield County, Conn. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.

Katherine O. Lutz — of Connecticut. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.

Alice Lynch — of Westbrook, Middlesex County, Conn. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1960. Female. Still living as of 1960.

Moira Lyons — of Stamford, Fairfield County, Conn. Democrat. Speaker of the Connecticut State House of Representatives, 2003; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.

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