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Dorothy Wright Atkinson (b. 1911) —
also known as Dorothy W. Atkinson; Dorothy
Wright —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Washington,
D.C., October
31, 1911.
Daughter of John L. Wright and Letitia (Ferguson) Wright.
Democrat. School
teacher; college
teacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from District
of Columbia, 1960.
Female.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Delta
Sigma Theta; League of Women Voters; Urban
League; American
Association of University Women.
Still living as of 1967.
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Melissa L. Bean (b. 1962) —
of Barrington, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., January
22, 1962.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Illinois 8th District, 2005-; defeated, 2002;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2008.
Female.
Eastern
Orthodox. Member, League of Women Voters.
Still living as of 2009.
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Idamae Garrott (1916-1999) —
also known as Idamae Riley —
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
24, 1916.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Maryland
state house of delegates, 1979-87; member of Maryland
state senate 19th District, 1987-94.
Female.
Member, League of Women Voters.
Died in Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md., June 13,
1999 (age 82 years, 171
days).
Interment at St.
Mark's A. F. Church Cemetery, Petersville, Md.
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Mary Loretta Landrieu (b. 1955) —
also known as Mary L. Landrieu —
of Baton Rouge, East Baton
Rouge Parish, La.
Born in Arlington, Arlington
County, Va., November
23, 1955.
Daughter of Maurice
Edwin Landrieu.
Democrat. Real estate
agent; member of Louisiana
state house of representatives, 1980-88; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Louisiana, 1980,
2000,
2004,
2008;
Louisiana
state treasurer, 1988-95; Presidential Elector for Louisiana, 1992;
candidate for Governor of
Louisiana, 1995; U.S.
Senator from Louisiana, 1997-.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, League of Women Voters; Delta
Gamma.
Still living as of 2009.
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Elizabeth Oliver Leavell (1871-1952) —
also known as Elizabeth Bacon Oliver; Mrs. B. Ashby
Leavell —
of Chevy Chase, Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Washington,
D.C., December
15, 1871.
Daughter of John Nicholas Oliver and Mary Elizabeth (Towers) Oliver.
Democrat. Activist in woman suffrage movement; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Maryland, 1928.
Female.
Member, League of Women Voters.
Died June 2,
1952 (age 80 years, 170
days).
Interment at Masonic
Cemetery, Culpeper, Va.
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Ethel Louise Leonard (b. 1919) —
also known as Louise Leonard; Ethel Louise
McVey —
of Harpers Ferry, Jefferson
County, W.Va.
Born in Washington,
D.C., October
7, 1919.
Daughter of Roy Leslie McVey and Florence Alberta (Bellows) McVey.
Republican. Candidate for West
Virginia state house of delegates from Jefferson County, 1968;
member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1971-74; defeated, 1974;
delegate to Republican National Convention from West Virginia, 1972;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from West Virginia, 1972.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Member, Daughters of the
American Revolution; League of Women Voters.
Still living as of 1974.
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J. Anita Stup (b. 1945) —
of Frederick
County, Md.
Born in Washington,
D.C., March 8,
1945.
Republican. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates District 3, 1991-99.
Female.
Lutheran.
Member, League of Women Voters; Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Still living as of 1999.
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