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Female Politicians in Connecticut, W-Z

	Hortense Allison Wagenknecht (1887-1975) — also known as Hortense Wagenknecht; Hortense Allison — of Ohio; Connecticut; California. Born in Warsaw, Benton County, Mo., January 14, 1887. Sister of Elmer T. Allison; married 1905 to Alfred Wagenknecht; mother of Helen Allison Winter (who married Carl Winter). Communist. Candidate for Presidential Elector for Connecticut, 1932; candidate for California state assembly 71st District, 1934. Female. Died May 28, 1975 (age 88 years, 134 days). Interment at Woodbine Cemetery, Puyallup, Wash.   See also Wagenknecht-Winter family   Epitaph: "Daughter of the earth, mother to generations of hers and others, worker and leader in the class struggle, a life well lived in work and love."   See also Find-A-Grave memorial
	Rose E. Wakelee — of Wolcott, New Haven County, Conn. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Wolcott; elected 1946. Female. Still living as of 1946.
	Patricia McGowan Wald (b. 1928) — also known as Patricia Ann McGowan — of Chevy Chase, Montgomery County, Md.; Washington, D.C. Born in Torrington, Litchfield County, Conn., September 16, 1928. Daughter of Joseph F. McGowan and Margaret (O'Keefe) McGowan; married, June 22, 1952, to Robert Lewis Wald. Lawyer; Judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, 1979-. Female. Member, American Bar Association. Still living as of 1991.
	Toni Walker — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
	Pauline S. Ward — of Old Saybrook, Middlesex County, Conn. Republican. Member of Connecticut Republican State Central Committee, 1940. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Helen L. Warner — of Newington, Hartford County, Conn. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Newington; elected 1946. Female. Still living as of 1946.
	Audrey M. Wasik — of Manchester, Hartford County, Conn. Democrat. Member of Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee, 1977. Female. Still living as of 1977.
	Tessie Wasserman — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1948. Female. Still living as of 1948.
	Annie B. Waterman — of Norwich, New London County, Conn. Socialist. Candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Norwich, 1948. Female. Still living as of 1948.
	Helen B. Waters — of Middlebury, New Haven County, Conn. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1924. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Annette Watman — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Republican. Member of Connecticut Republican State Central Committee, 1940. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Mary B. Weaver — of New Milford, Litchfield County, Conn. Republican. Farmer; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from New Milford, 1923-27, 1939-40; member of Connecticut state senate, 1929. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Fannie Dixon Welch — also known as Fannie D. Welch — of Columbia, Tolland County, Conn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1920 (alternate), 1924, 1932, 1936; U.S. Collector of Customs, 1941-46. Female. Burial location unknown.
	Melissa Foelsch Wells (b. 1932) — of Connecticut. Born in 1932. Foreign Service officer; U.S. Ambassador to Cape Verde, 1976; Guinea-Bissau, 1976; Mozambique, 1987; Zaire, 1991-92; Estonia, 1998. Female. Still living as of 1998.
	Mary G. Whelan — of Greenwich, Fairfield County, Conn. Democrat. Member of Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee, 1940. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Mildred White (born c.1910) — of Connecticut. Born about 1910. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives, 1957-67. Female. Member, Grange. Still living as of 2000.
	Josepha Whitney — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1920 (alternate), 1924; member of Connecticut state house of representatives from New Haven; elected 1932. Female. Burial location unknown.
	Patricia Widlitz — of Guilford, New Haven County, Conn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1996, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
	Mary S. Wiedman (born c.1887) — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Born in Simsbury, Hartford County, Conn., about 1887. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Hartford, 1927-28. Female. Burial location unknown.
	Mrs. Otto G. Wiedman — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Republican. Member of Connecticut Republican State Central Committee, 1927. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Janet Wildman — of Washington, Litchfield County, Conn. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
	Lillian M. Winship — of Sherman, Fairfield County, Conn. Democrat. Candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Sherman, 1926, 1932. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Jane C. Woodard — of Wolcott, New Haven County, Conn. Republican. Delegate to Connecticut state constitutional convention 5th District, 1965. Female. Still living as of 1965.
	Marjorie M. Woodford — of Marlborough, Hartford County, Conn. Democrat. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Marlborough, 1939-40. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Chase Going Woodhouse (1890-1984) — also known as Chase Going; Mrs. E. J. Woodhouse — of New London, New London County, Conn.; Baltic, Sprague, New London County, Conn. Born in Victoria, British Columbia, of American parents, March 3, 1890. Daughter of Seymour Going and Harriet (Jackson) Going; married to E. J. Woodhouse. Democrat. Economist; college professor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1940, 1944; secretary of state of Connecticut, 1941-43; U.S. Representative from Connecticut 2nd District, 1945-47, 1949-51; defeated, 1946, 1950; delegate to Connecticut state constitutional convention 2nd District, 1965. Female. Member, League of Women Voters; American Association of University Women; Altrusa; Pi Lambda Theta; Kappa Delta Pi. Died in New Canaan, Fairfield County, Conn., December 12, 1984 (age 94 years, 284 days). Burial location unknown.   See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
	Lucille M. Woodward — of Salisbury, Litchfield County, Conn. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Salisbury, 1939-40. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Maud L. Woodward — of Bolton, Tolland County, Conn. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Bolton, 1935-40. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Esther W. Woolen — of Meriden, New Haven County, Conn. Democrat. Member of Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee, 1940. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Marcia Woolsey — of Connecticut. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
	Gail Worthington — of Stamford, Fairfield County, Conn. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
	Marion S. Wright — of New Haven, New Haven County, Conn. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.
	Lucie Wrynn — of Wallingford, New Haven County, Conn. Democrat. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Wallingford; elected 1948. Female. Still living as of 1948.
	Nancy S. Wyman — of Tolland, Tolland County, Conn. Democrat. Connecticut state comptroller, 1995-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
	Patricia M. Wyskiewicz — of Connecticut. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
	Lillian L. Yerrington — of Rocky Hill, Hartford County, Conn. Republican. Member of Connecticut state house of representatives from Rocky Hill; elected 1946. Female. Still living as of 1946.
	Wilhelmina Zazzaro — of Hartford, Hartford County, Conn. Democrat. Member of Connecticut Democratic State Central Committee, 1940-41. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
	Nelle Zurles — of Burlington, Hartford County, Conn. Socialist. Candidate for Connecticut state house of representatives from Burlington, 1934. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.

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