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Female Politicians in North Carolina, A-C


  Denise D. Adams — of Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1996 (alternate), 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Stella J. Adams — of North Carolina. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
  Christy Agner — of North Carolina. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
  Elizabeth Albright — also known as Betsy Albright — of Durham, Durham County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Julia McGehee Alexander (d. 1957) — of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Daughter of Sydenham Benoni Alexander. Lawyer; member of North Carolina state house of representatives. Female. Member, Daughters of the American Revolution. Died February 23, 1957. Interment at Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte, N.C.
  See also Livingston-Seymour-Lee-Clay family of New York
  Martha B. Alexander — of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1996, 2004, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Helen R. Allegrone — Democrat. Candidate for U.S. Representative from North Carolina 6th District, 1990. Female. Still living as of 1990.
  Barbara K. Allen — of Raleigh, Wake County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2000, 2004; member of Democratic National Committee from North Carolina, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Janet E. Allen — of Chapel Hill, Orange County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.
  Catherine Alter — of Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Joan P. Altman — of North Carolina. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
  Mrs. Ed M. Anderson — of West Jefferson, Ashe County, N.C. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1952. Female. Still living as of 1952.
  Margaret Arbuckle — of Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.
  Patricia Armstrong — of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Beth Arrowood — of Asheville, Buncombe County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.
  Hannah Diggs Atkins (b. 1923) — of Oklahoma. Born in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, N.C., November 2, 1923. Daughter of James Thackeray Diggs and Mabel Kennedy Diggs; married to Charles N. Atkins. Reporter; school teacher; librarian; member of Oklahoma state house of representatives, 1969-80; secretary of state of Oklahoma, 1987-91. Female. African ancestry. Still living as of 1999.
  Jeannine Austin — of North Carolina. Natural Law candidate for U.S. Representative from North Carolina 9th District, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.
  Shirley C. Babson (born c.1941) — of Bolivia, Brunswick County, N.C. Born about 1941. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 2004, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Margaret Culkin Banning (1891-1982) — also known as Margaret Frances Culkin — of Duluth, St. Louis County, Minn. Born in Buffalo, Wright County, Minn., March 18, 1891. Daughter of William Edgar Culkin and Hannah Alice (Young) Culkin; married, October 9, 1914, to Archibald Tanner Banning, Jr. (divorced 1929); married 1942 to Leroy Salsich. Republican. Novelist; delegate to Republican National Convention from Minnesota, 1924 (alternate), 1936. Female. Catholic. Member, Phi Beta Kappa; American Association of University Women; League of Women Voters. Elected to Duluth Hall of Fame. Died in Tryon, Polk County, N.C., January 4, 1982 (age 90 years, 292 days). Burial location unknown.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Books by Margaret Culkin Banning: The Splendid Torments : A Novel (1976) — Such Interesting People (1979) — The Will of Magda Townsend (1974) — Spellbinders (1922) — Echo Answers (1960) — Country Club People (1923) — The First Woman (1935) — Half Loaves (1921) — Women for Defense (1942) — The Clever Sister (1947) — Conduct Yourself Accordingly (1944) — The Convert (1957) — The Dowry (1955) — Enough to Live On (1940) — Fallen Away (1951) — Festival at the Lakehead (1965) — Give us our years (1950) — A Handmaid of the Lord (1924) — I took my love to the country (1966) — The Iron Will (1936) — Mesabi (1969) — Mixed Marriage (1930) — Money of Her Own (1928) — Out In Society (1940) — The Quality of Mercy : A Novel (1963) — You haven't changed (1937)
  Mrs. Jack Barfield — of Mt. Olive, Wayne County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1964. Female. Still living as of 1964.
  Fran Barnhart — Republican. Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
  Mrs. C. W. Beasley — of Colerain, Bertie County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940, 1956 (alternate), 1964 (alternate). Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Tricia Ben-Davies — of Greenville, Pitt County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Harriet Morehead Berry (1877-1940) — of North Carolina. Born July 22, 1877. Granddaughter of John Berry. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1924. Female. Died March 24, 1940 (age 62 years, 246 days). Interment at Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  See also Find-A-Grave memorial
  Brenda W. Blount — of North Carolina. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
  Lynda J. Blount (born c.1952) — of Raleigh, Wake County, N.C.; Bethel, Pitt County, N.C. Born about 1952. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 2004, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Mrs. Ed Bond — of Edenton, Chowan County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1964. Female. Still living as of 1964.
  Mrs. W. T. Bost — of Raleigh, Wake County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1944. Female. Still living as of 1944.
  Christine R. Bowser — of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2000 (alternate), 2004 (alternate), 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Joyce Brayboy — of Washington, D.C. Democrat. Member of Democratic National Committee from North Carolina, 2008; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Jillian Brevorka — of Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Mrs. J. M. Broughton — of Raleigh, Wake County, N.C. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1952. Female. Still living as of 1952.
  Mary Wilson Brown — of Yanceyville, Caswell County, N.C. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1940. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Mildred Buck — of New Bern, Craven County, N.C. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1964. Female. Still living as of 1964.
  Evelyn H. Bulluck — of Rocky Mount, Nash County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Susan Burgess — of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2000, 2008; candidate in primary for mayor of Charlotte, N.C., 2001; member of Democratic National Committee from North Carolina, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Mrs. John Burgwyn — of Jackson, Northampton County, N.C. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1964. Female. Still living as of 1964.
  Dorothy Bursey — of North Carolina. Republican. Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.
  Mrs. Harry Caldwell — of Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1952. Female. Still living as of 1952.
  Mrs. J. I. Campbell — of Norwood, Stanly County, N.C. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1928. Female. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
  Sandi Campbell — of Siler City, Chatham County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Susan Campbell — of Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2004, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Edna Campos — of North Carolina. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
  Isabella Walton Cannon (1904-2002) — also known as Isabella W. Cannon; Isabella McLean Bett Walton; "Little Old Lady in Tennis Shoes" — of Raleigh, Wake County, N.C. Born in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, May 12, 1904. School teacher; mayor of Raleigh, N.C., 1977-79; defeated, 1979. Female. United Church of Christ. Member, League of Women Voters. Died, in Raleigh Community Hospital, Raleigh, Wake County, N.C., February 13, 2002 (age 97 years, 277 days). Interment at St. Mark's Cemetery, Claremont, N.C.
  Mrs. Bertie H. Carpenter — American candidate for Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Kay P. Carrington — of North Carolina. Republican. Presidential Elector for North Carolina, 1992. Female. Still living as of 1992.
  Debbie Carson — of Bethel, Pitt County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.
  Mandy Carter — of North Carolina. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
  Katie Cashion — of Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Natalie Chotiner — of Mills River, Henderson County, N.C. Democrat. Member, Credentials Committee, Democratic National Convention, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Stephanie Beth Ciaramitaro — of Wake Forest, Wake County, N.C. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Eva McPherson Clayton (b. 1934) — also known as Eva M. Clayton — of North Carolina. Born in Savannah, Chatham County, Ga., September 16, 1934. Democrat. U.S. Representative from North Carolina 1st District, 1992-2003; delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1996, 2000. Female. Presbyterian. 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
  Beatrice Cobb — of Morganton, Burke County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1944, 1948, 1952. Female. Still living as of 1952.
  Janice McKenzie Cole — U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1994-98. Female. Still living as of 1998.
  Cora Cole-McFadden — of Durham, Durham County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2000, 2004, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Carolyn Q. Coleman — of North Carolina. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
  Ruby W. Collins — of High Point, Guilford County, N.C. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Lynn Connelly — of Greensboro, Guilford County, N.C. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Tricia A. Cotham — of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Joyce J. Cotten — of Pittsboro, Chatham County, N.C. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Kimberly A. Cotten — of Pittsboro, Chatham County, N.C. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Jeanette Council — of Fayetteville, Cumberland County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008; member of Democratic National Committee from North Carolina, 2004-08. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Lula G. Crenshaw — of North Carolina. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2000. Female. Still living as of 2000.
  Katherine W. Crockett — of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Republican. Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from North Carolina, 1972. Female. Still living as of 1972.
  Rosemary Crowell — of Butner, Granville County, N.C. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 1996. Female. Still living as of 1996.
  Mary Cude — of Franklin, Macon County, N.C. Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2004. Female. Still living as of 2004.
  Carla Cunningham — of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, N.C. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from North Carolina, 2008. Female. Still living as of 2008.
  Margaret P. Currin — U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1988-93. Female. Still living as of 1993.

 

 


 
   
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