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Female Politicians in Illinois, C


  Lillian T. Cade — of Champaign, Champaign County, Ill. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
  Beulah Campbell — also known as Mrs. Bruce A. Campbell — of Illinois. Democrat. Candidate for University of Illinois trustee, 1940. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Gloria Campos (born c.1958) — of Murphysboro, Jackson County, Ill. Born about 1958. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 2004, 2008 (alternate). Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Pam Cap — of Calumet City, Cook County, Ill. Candidate for mayor of Calumet City, Ill., 2009. Female. Still living as of 2009.
  Mrs. P. J. Carlson — of Illinois. Progressive. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois at-large, 1926. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Gertrude Carm — of Illinois. Socialist Labor candidate for University of Illinois trustee, 1918. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Diana Carpenter — of Oak Park, Cook County, Ill. Candidate for village president of Oak Park, Illinois, 2005. Female. Still living as of 2005.
  Sue Carpentier — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Elizabeth Stephens Carr — of Illinois. Prohibition candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois at-large, 1942, 1944, 1946. Female. Still living as of 1946.
  Mary Turner Carriel — of Jacksonville, Morgan County, Ill. University of Illinois trustee; elected 1896. Female. Burial location unknown.
  Janet Cartwright — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Mildred Casey — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1948. Female. Still living as of 1948.
  Grace D. Catlin — of Missoula, Missoula County, Mont. Born in Fairbury, Livingston County, Ill. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Montana, 1924 (alternate), 1932 (alternate), 1936 (alternate), 1940. Female. Episcopalian. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Christine Cegelis — Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 6th District, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Elizabeth Ann Chambliss — of Illinois. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
  Linda Chapa La Via — of Aurora, Kane County, Ill. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2004, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Eugenia Rose Sheldon Chapman (1923-1994) — also known as Eugenia S. Chapman; Genie Chapman — of Arlington Heights, Cook County, Ill. Born in Fairhope, Baldwin County, Ala., January 10, 1923. Democrat. Member of Illinois state house of representatives, 1965-83; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1972, 1980; candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 10th District, 1982. Female. Protestant. Member, League of Women Voters. Died in Arlington Heights, Cook County, Ill., 1994 (age about 71 years). Burial location unknown.
  Nancy S. Chen — of Naperville, DuPage County, Ill. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Mary Jane Chesley — of Mt. Vernon, Jefferson County, Ill. Mayor of Mt. Vernon, Ill., 2007. Female. Still living as of 2007.
  Josie Brown Childs — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
  Hilda Chmelar — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Janet E. Christianson — of La Grange, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
  Bessie Chronopoulos — of DeKalb, DeKalb County, Ill. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
  Marguerite Stitt Church (1892-1990) — also known as Marguerite S. Church; Marguerite Stitt; Mrs. Ralph E. Church — of Evanston, Cook County, Ill. Born in New York, New York County, N.Y., September 13, 1892. Daughter of William James Stitt and Adelaide (Forsythe) Stitt; married, December 21, 1918, to Ralph Edwin Church. Republican. Psychologist; U.S. Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1951-63; delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1964. Female. Methodist. Member, League of Women Voters; Phi Beta Kappa; American Association of University Women; Delta Kappa Gamma; Zonta; Beta Sigma Phi; American Legion Auxiliary. Died May 26, 1990 (age 97 years, 255 days). Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery, Skokie, Ill.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page
  Daisy Cintron — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Dolores A. Cizek — of Hinsdale, DuPage County, Ill. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Marilyn C. Clancy — of Illinois. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Marilyn D. Clancy — of Oak Park, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
  Kay Clement — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Hillary Rodham Clinton (b. 1947) — also known as Hillary Diane Rodham; "Hill"; "Evergreen" — of Chappaqua, Westchester County, N.Y. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., October 26, 1947. Daughter of Hugh Ellsworth Rodham (1911-1993) and Dorothy Emma (Howell) Rodham (1919-2011); married, October 11, 1975, to William Jefferson Clinton; sister of Hugh Edwin Rodham; mother of Chelsea Clinton (daughter-in-law of Edward Maurice Mezvinsky and Marjorie Margolies-Mezvinsky). Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Senator from New York, 2001-; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 2004, 2008 (speaker); candidate for Democratic nomination for President, 2008; U.S. Secretary of State, 2009-. Female. Methodist. Member, Phi Alpha Delta. Still living as of 2011.
  See also Polk-Ashe family of North Carolina
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Books by Hillary Clinton: Living History (2003) — An Invitation To The White House : At Home With History (2000) — It Takes A Village
  Books about Hillary Clinton: Joe Conason, The Hunting of the President : The Ten-Year Campaign to Destroy Bill and Hillary Clinton — Donnie Radcliffe, Hillary Rodham Clinton : A First Lady for Our Time — Gene Lyons, Fools for Scandal : How the Media Invented Whitewater — Gail Sheehy, Hillary's Choice — Michael Tomasky, Hillary's Turn : Inside Her Improbable, Victorious Senate Campaign — Sidney Blumenthal, The Clinton Wars — Bernard Ryan, Jr., Hillary Clinton : First Lady and Senator — Susan Estrich, The Case For Hillary Clinton — Dick Morris and Eileen McGann, Condi vs. Hillary : The Next Great Presidential Race — Jeff Gerth & Don Van Natta, Jr., Her Way : The Hopes and Ambitions of Hillary Rodham Clinton — Susan Morrison, ed., Thirty Ways of Looking at Hillary: Reflections by Women Writers
  Critical books about Hillary Clinton: Barbara Olson, Hell to Pay : The Unfolding Story of Hillary Rodham Clinton — Peggy Noonan, The Case Against Hillary Clinton — R. Emmet Tyrell, Jr., Madame Hillary : The Dark Road to the White House — Jack Cashill, Ron Brown's Body : How One Man's Death Saved the Clinton Presidency and Hillary's Future — Christopher Hitchens, No One Left To Lie To: The Values of the Worst Family — Carl Limbacher, Hillary's Scheme : Inside the Next Clinton's Ruthless Agenda to Take the White House — Ed Klein, The Truth About Hillary : What She Knew, When She Knew It, and How Far She'll Go to Become President — Dick Morris, Rewriting History — David N. Bossie, Hillary: The Politics of Personal Destruction — Joyce Milton, The First Partner: Hillary Rodham Clinton
  Delmarie Cobb — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Doris E. Cochran — of East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Ill. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1960. Female. Still living as of 1960.
  Dorothy Ann DiGirolamo Cody (1935-1999) — of Montana. Born in Springfield, Sangamon County, Ill., November 22, 1935. Member of Montana state house of representatives, 1983-91. Female. Died, of cancer, in Wolf Point, Roosevelt County, Mont., May 27, 1999 (age 63 years, 186 days). Interment at Greenwood Cemetery, Wolf Point, Mont.
  Dorothy Bushnell Cole — of Illinois. Progressive. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 9th District, 1948. Female. Still living as of 1948.
  Louise E. Coleman — of Joliet, Will County, Ill. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.
  Mattie Coleman — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
  Nellie A. Coleman — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1952. Female. Still living as of 1952.
  Shirley Coleman — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.
  Cardiss Collins (b. 1931) — also known as Cardiss Robertson — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Born in St. Louis, Mo., September 24, 1931. Married to George Washington Collins. Democrat. U.S. Representative from Illinois 7th District, 1973-97; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1996, 2000, 2004; member of Democratic National Committee from Illinois, 2004. Female. Baptist. African ancestry. Member, NAACP. Still living as of 2009.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — votes in Congress from the Washington Post — NNDB dossier
  Catherine Collins — of Decatur, Macon County, Ill. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Jacqueline Collins — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Laleen Collins-Doerrer — of Illinois. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
  Vilma Colom — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1996, 2000; Presidential Elector for Illinois, 2000; Presidential Elector for Illinois, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
  Lenore T. Colson — of Oak Lawn, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
  Elizabeth A. Conkey — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1928 (alternate), 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956; member of Democratic National Committee from Illinois, 1929, 1954; delegate to Illinois convention to ratify 21st amendment, 1933. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Madge Newkirk Conn — of Chrisman, Edgar County, Ill. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1948. Female. Still living as of 1948.
  Maureen Connelly — of Illinois. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
  Mary C. Connor — of Illinois. Commonwealth Land candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois at-large, 1926. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Wendy Sue Conway (b. 1949) — also known as Wendy Conway — of Harbor Springs, Emmet County, Mich. Born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., December 21, 1949. Business owner; Natural Law candidate for U.S. Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1996, 1998, 2000; Natural Law candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
  Naomi Cook — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Republican. Speaker, Republican National Convention, 1944. Female. Still living as of 1944.
  Elizabeth W. Cooley — of Brocton, Edgar County, Ill. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1928, 1932. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Terri Lee Coombes — of Galesburg, Knox County, Ill. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
  Bernice Coriell — of Kankakee, Kankakee County, Ill. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1964. Female. Still living as of 1964.
  Georgia Costello — of Belleville, St. Clair County, Ill. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.
  Joan D. Costello — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois, 1964. Female. Still living as of 1964.
  Bernice Covill — of West Frankfort, Franklin County, Ill. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1980. Female. Still living as of 1980.
  Eva S. Cowan — of Illinois. Socialist. Candidate for University of Illinois trustee, 1940. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Evelyn E. Craig — Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from Illinois 13th District, 1988. Female. Still living as of 1988.
  Judith Cramer — also known as Judy Cramer — of Pontiac, Livingston County, Ill. Republican. Chair of Livingston County Republican Party, 2002. Female. Still living as of 2002.
  Catherine Crowley — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Josefina Cruz — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.
  Gloria Cardenas Cudia — of Rockford, Winnebago County, Ill. Republican. Candidate for mayor of Rockford, Ill., 2005. Female. Still living as of 2005.
  Pam Cullerton — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Patricia J. Cullerton — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.
  Frances Cummings — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1936. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Paulette Curkin — of Carbondale, Jackson County, Ill. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Barbara Flynn Currie — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill. Democrat. Presidential Elector for Illinois, 2000; Presidential Elector for Illinois, 2000; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2004, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Julie Curry — of Illinois. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.

 

 


 
   
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