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Maysel Louise Alford (d. 1957) —
also known as Nell Alford; Maysel Louise
Flournoy —
of Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla.
Born in Quincy, Gadsden
County, Fla.
Daughter of Benjamin Harvey Flournoy and Alice (Sheppard) Flournoy.
Democrat. Owner and operator of millinery
and greeting card business; member of Florida
Democratic State Executive Committee, 1936; member of Democratic
National Committee from Florida, 1944-50; alternate delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1956.
Female.
Presbyterian.
Member, League of Women Voters; United
Daughters of the Confederacy; American
Legion Auxiliary.
Died in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., 1957.
Burial
location unknown.
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Annie Betancourt (b. 1947) —
of Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla.
Born in Havana (La Habana), Cuba, March 3,
1947.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 116th District, 1995-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996,
2000;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida 25th District, 2002.
Female.
Catholic.
Cuban
ancestry. Member, League of Women Voters.
Still living as of 2002.
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Elaine Bloom (b. 1937) —
of Miami Beach, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., September
16, 1937.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 106th District, 1974-78,
1986-2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida,
1976
(alternate), 1992,
1996;
candidate in primary for Florida
state senate 36th District, 1978; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Florida 22nd District, 2000.
Female.
Jewish.
Member, League of Women Voters; Council on
Foreign Relations.
Still living as of 2000.
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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.
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Betty Castor (b. 1941) —
of Tampa, Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Glassboro, Gloucester
County, N.J., May 11,
1941.
Daughter of Joseph L. Bowe and Gladys Wright Bowe.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state senate, 1977-78, 1983-86 (23rd District 1977-78, 21st
District 1983-86); candidate in primary for Lieutenant
Governor of Florida, 1978; Florida Commissioner of Education,
1986; President
of of the University of South Florida, 1994; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Florida, 2004;
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Florida, 2004.
Female.
Lutheran.
Member, League of Women Voters; American
Association of University Women; Sierra
Club.
Inducted into the Florida Women's Hall of
Fame, 1996.
Still living as of 2004.
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Shirley Anita Chisholm (1924-2005) —
also known as Shirley Chisholm; Shirley Anita St.
Hill —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., November
30, 1924.
Daughter of Charles Christopher St. Hill and Ruby (Seale) St. Hill.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1965-68 (Kings County 17th District 1965, 45th
District 1966, 55th District 1967-68); U.S.
Representative from New York 12th District, 1969-83; candidate
for Democratic nomination for President, 1972;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1980;
Honorary Co-Chair, 1984;
speaker, 1988.
Female.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, League of Women Voters; NAACP; Americans
for Democratic Action; National
Organization for Women; Urban
League; Delta
Sigma Theta.
Died in Ormond Beach, Volusia
County, Fla., January
1, 2005 (age 80 years, 32
days).
Entombed in mausoleum at Forest
Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y.
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Helen Gordon Davis (b. 1926) —
of Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., 1926.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1975-88; member of Florida
state senate, 1989.
Female.
Member, NAACP;
League of Women Voters.
Inducted 1998 into the Florida Women's Hall of Fame.
Still living as of 2001.
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Heather Fiorentino (b. 1958) —
of New Port Richey, Pasco
County, Fla.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., 1958.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 46th District, 1999-.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, League of Women Voters.
Still living as of 1999.
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Lois J. Frankel (b. 1948) —
of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., May 16,
1948.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Florida
state house of representatives 85th District, 1997-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
mayor
of West Palm Beach, Fla., 2009.
Female.
Jewish.
Member, Phi
Beta Kappa; League of Women Voters; National
Organization for Women.
Still living as of 2009.
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Lars A. Hafner (b. 1961) —
of Florida.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., April 9,
1961.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 53rd District, 1989-.
Congregationalist.
Member, Phi
Theta Kappa; League of Women Voters.
Still living as of 1999.
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Elizabeth McCullough Johnson (1909-1973) —
of Orlando, Orange
County, Fla.
Born in Pennsylvania, 1909.
Member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1959-62; member of Florida
state senate, 1963-67.
Female.
Member, League of Women Voters.
first
woman to serve in the Florida Senate; inducted 1986 into the Florida
Women's Hall of Fame.
Died in 1973
(age about
64 years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Abby Crawford Milton (1882-1991) —
also known as Abby Crawford; Mrs. George Fort Milton,
Sr. —
of Chattanooga, Hamilton
County, Tenn.; Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla.
Born in Georgia, February
6, 1882.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Tennessee,
1924,
1936
(alternate).
Female.
Member, League of Women Voters.
Advocate for women's voting rights; as a lobbyist helped persuade the
Tennessee legislature to ratify the 19th Amendment.
Died, in a nursing
home at Clearwater, Pinellas
County, Fla., May 2,
1991 (age 109 years, 85
days).
Interment somewhere
in Clearwater, Fla.
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Sandra Murman (b. 1950) —
of Hillsborough
County, Fla.
Born in Indianapolis, Marion
County, Ind., August 9,
1950.
Republican. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 56th District, 1997-.
Female.
Catholic.
Member, League of Women Voters.
Still living as of 1999.
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