Very incomplete list! | |  Catherine M. Abate (b. 1947) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Atlantic City,AtlanticCounty, N.J.,December8, 1947.Democrat.Lawyer;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1984(alternate),1996(alternate),2000,2004;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 27th District, 1995-98; candidate for nomination forNewYork state attorney general, 1998.Female.Catholic.Italianancestry. Member,National Organization for Women;Americansfor Democratic Action.Still living as of 2004.  | Bella Savitzky Abzug (1920-1998) — also known asBella S. Abzug;Bella Savitzky;"Battlin' Bella";"Mother Courage";"Bellicose Bella" —of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Bronx,BronxCounty, N.Y.,July 24,1920.Democrat.Lawyer;U.S.Representative from New York, 1971-77 (19th District 1971-73,20th District 1973-77); defeated, 1978 (18th District), 1986 (20thDistrict); delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1972,1976,1980,1984,1988,1996;candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 1976; candidate formayorof New York City, N.Y., 1977; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from New York, 1993.Female.Jewish. Member,UrbanLeague;National Organization for Women;American CivilLiberties Union;Americansfor Democratic Action;AmericanJewish Congress.Inducted,NationalWomen's Hall of Fame, 1994.Died, of complications fromheartsurgery, in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,March31, 1998 (age77 years, 250days).Interment atMt.Carmel Cemetery, Glendale, Queens, N.Y. | | Carol Mueller Alexander (1925-1998) — also known asCarol M. Alexander;CarolMueller —of Shaker Heights,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio; Hayward,AlamedaCounty, Calif.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio,June 18,1925.Democrat.Collegeinstructor; alternate delegate to Democratic National Conventionfrom Ohio,1972.Female.Protestant.Member,League of WomenVoters;National Organization for Women.DiedApril 2,1998 (age72 years, 288days).Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives:Daughter of Hans F. Mueller and Laura (Portmann) Mueller; married1947 to ThomasR. Alexander. |
| | Tammy Baldwin (b. 1962) — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,February11, 1962.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1993-99; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Wisconsin,1996,2000,2004,2008;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1999-.Female.Lesbian.Member,American CivilLiberties Union;National Organization for Women.Still living as of 2014. | | Roxcy O'Neal Bolton (b. 1926) — also known as"Florida's PioneerFeminist" —Born in Mississippi,1926..Female.Member,National Organization for Women. In 1974, founded the first Rape Treatment Center in the country atJackson Memorial Hospital in Miami; inducted 1984 into the FloridaWomen'sHall ofFame.Still living as of 2001. | | Dana Martha Camp (b. 1952) — of Altadena,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Sharon,MercerCounty, Pa.,July 18,1952.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1972.Female.Catholic.Member,National Organization for Women;American CivilLiberties Union.Still living as of 1973.| | Relatives:Daughter of Herbert Lawrence Camp and Betty Delores (Brewington)Camp. |
 | Shirley Anita Chisholm (1924-2005) — also known asShirley Chisholm;Shirley Anita St.Hill —of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,November30, 1924.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1965-68 (Kings County 17th District 1965, 45thDistrict 1966, 55th District 1967-68);U.S.Representative from New York 12th District, 1969-83; candidatefor Democratic nomination for President,1972;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1980;Honorary Co-Chair,1984;speaker,1988.Female.Methodist.Africanancestry. Member,League of WomenVoters;NAACP;Americansfor Democratic Action;National Organization for Women;UrbanLeague;DeltaSigma Theta.Inducted,NationalWomen's Hall of Fame, 1993.Died in Ormond Beach,VolusiaCounty, Fla.,January1, 2005 (age80 years, 32days).Entombed in mausoleum atForestLawn Cemetery, Buffalo, N.Y. | | | Judith Dennehy Doran (c.1943-2003) — also known asJudith D. Doran — ofOaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Cleveland,CuyahogaCounty, Ohio, about 1943.Lawyer; candidate forcircuitjudge in Michigan 6th Circuit, 1978.Female.Member,National Organization for Women. Died, ofcancer,onFebruary24, 2003 (ageabout 60years).Burial location unknown. | | Olympia Dukakis (b. 1931) — of Upper Montclair,EssexCounty, N.J.Born in Lowell,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,June 20,1931.Democrat.Actress;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,1988(speaker).Female.Greekancestry. Member,American CivilLiberties Union;National Organization for Women.Still living as of 2014. | | Barbara J. Fife — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1980,1988;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from New York, 1983-90.Female.Jewish. Member,National Organization for Women.Still living as of 1993. | | Lois J. Frankel (b. 1948) — of West Palm Beach,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 16,1948.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofFloridastate house of representatives 85th District, 1997-; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Florida,1996,2000,2004,2008;mayorof West Palm Beach, Fla., 2009.Female.Jewish. Member,PhiBeta Kappa;League of WomenVoters;National Organization for Women.Still living as of 2009. | | Betty Friedan (1921-2006) — also known asBettye Naomi Goldstein — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Peoria,PeoriaCounty, Ill.,February4, 1921.Democrat.Universityprofessor; delegate to Democratic National Convention from NewYork,1984.Female.JewishandRussianancestry. Member,National Organization for Women;PhiBeta Kappa.Inducted,NationalWomen's Hall of Fame, 1993.Died, ofheartfailure, inWashington,D.C.,February4, 2006 (age85 years, 0days).Burial location unknown. | | Deborah J. Glick — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1991-2001 (61st District 1991-92, 66th District1993-2001); Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,1996;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1996,2000,2008.Female.Jewish. Member,National Organization for Women;Lesbian.Still living as of 2008. | | Joan Anderson Growe (b. 1935) — of Minnesota. Born in Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.,September28, 1935.Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 40-A, 1973-74;secretaryof state of Minnesota, 1975-.Female.Member,League of WomenVoters;AmericanAssociation of University Women;CommonCause;National Organization for Women;Zonta.Still living as of 1983. | | Dorothy Haener (1917-2001) — of New Boston,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.,1917.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromMichigan,1976,1980.Female.Member,National Organization for Women;UnitedAuto Workers.Among thefoundersof the National Organization for Women in 1966.Died, ofcongestiveheart failure, in OakwoodHospitalSeaway Center, Trenton,WayneCounty, Mich.,January6, 2001 (ageabout 83years).Interment atMichiganMemorial Park, Huron Township, Wayne County, Mich. | | LaDonna Harris (b. 1931) — also known asLaDonna Vita Tabbytite — of Lawton,ComancheCounty, Okla.; McLean,FairfaxCounty, Va.Born in Temple,CottonCounty, Okla.,February26, 1931.Citizens candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1980.Female.ComancheIndian ancestry. Member,CommonCause;National Organization for Women;UrbanLeague.Still living as of 2017. | | Sally A. Heyman (b. 1954) — of North Miami Beach,Miami-DadeCounty, Fla.Born inBaltimore,Md.,November10, 1954.Democrat. Member ofFloridastate house of representatives 105th District, 1995-; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Florida,2000,2008.Female.Jewish. Member,National Organization for Women.Still living as of 2008.  | Louise Day Hicks (1916-2003) — also known asAnn Louise Day — of South Boston, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in South Boston, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October16, 1916.Democrat.Lawyer;candidate forMassachusettsstate treasurer, 1964; candidate formayor ofBoston, Mass., 1967, 1971;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 9th District, 1971-73;defeated, 1972.Female.Catholic.Irishancestry. Member,National Organization for Women.Died in South Boston, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October21, 2003 (age87 years, 5days).Interment atSt.Joseph's Cemetery, West Roxbury, Boston, Mass. | | Christine T. Kehoe — of San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from California 49th District, 1998; member ofCaliforniastate assembly 76th District, 2001-; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,2008;Democratic Presidential Elector for California,2016(voted forHillaryClinton andTimKaine).Female.Lesbian.Member,SierraClub;National Organization for Women.Still living as of 2016. | | Jean Ledwith King (1924-2021) — also known asJean Ledwith — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,March16, 1924.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1967-69, 1977-79; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Michigan,1984(member,CredentialsCommittee),2004(alternate).Female.Protestant.Member,American BarAssociation;American CivilLiberties Union;PhiKappa Phi;National Organization for Women;AmericanAssociation of University Women.DiedOctober9, 2021 (age97 years, 207days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Daughter of William Medkirk Ledwith and Nettie May (Herrington)Ledwith; married1943 to JohnCulver King. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | Odessa J. Komer (1925-2004) — also known asOdessa Komer — of East Detroit (now Eastpointe),MacombCounty, Mich.; Sterling Heights,MacombCounty, Mich.BornJuly 29,1925.Democrat.Autoworker;vice-president,United Auto Workers, 1974-92; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Michigan,1976,1980,1984,1988.Female.Member,UnitedAuto Workers;NAACP;National Organization for Women.Inducted into the Michigan Women'sHall ofFame in 1995.DiedJuly 15,2004 (age78 years, 352days).Burial location unknown. | | Leslie Ferris Lokken (1926-2012) — also known asLeslie Lokken;Leslie GeneFerris —of Okemos,InghamCounty, Mich.; East Lansing,InghamCounty, Mich.Born in Colfax,WhitmanCounty, Wash.,April 3,1926.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,1972;member ofMichiganDemocratic State Central Committee, 1973.Female.Unitarian.Member,ThetaSigma Phi;SigmaKappa;CommonCause;National Organization for Women;American CivilLiberties Union.Died in Prescott,YavapaiCounty, Ariz.,September18, 2012 (age86 years, 168days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Daughter of Robert Donald Ferris and Leslie (Smith) Ferris; marriedto George Stanley Lokken. | | | | See alsoFind-A-Gravememorial |
 | Sarah Lovell (1922-1994) — also known asSarah Rebecca Hellman;SarahZucker —ofSanFrancisco, Calif.; Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.; Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,May 8,1922.Socialist. Candidate in primary formayorof Detroit, Mich., 1957; Socialist Workers candidate forPresidential Elector for Michigan,1960;Socialist Workers candidate forUniversityof Michigan board of regents, 1961; Socialist Workers candidatefor Presidential Elector for Michigan,1964;Socialist Workers candidate forU.S.Representative from Michigan 18th District, 1968; SocialistWorkers candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan,1968(on behalf ofFredHalstead andPaulBoutelle).Female.Jewishancestry. Member,InternationalTypographical Union;National Organization for Women.Died, ofcancer,in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,June 14,1994 (age72 years, 37days).Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Daughter of Sol Hellman and Yetta (Yankowitz) Hellman; married1949 toFrankLovell; married to Frank Zucker. | | | | Image source: The Militant, January 6,1958 |
| | | Michael James Lowrey (b. 1953) — also known asMichael J. Lowrey;"OrangeMike";"Inali of Tanasi" —of Henderson,ChesterCounty, Tenn.; Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.Born in ahospital,Jackson,MadisonCounty, Tenn.,November25, 1953.Democratic candidate forTennesseestate house of representatives, 1974; Citizens candidate forPresidential Elector for Wisconsin,1980;Citizens candidate for Presidential Elector for Wisconsin,1984;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Wisconsin,2004.Baptist;laterQuaker.IrishandCherokeeIndian ancestry. Member,IndustrialWorkers of the World;AFSCME;AmericanCivil Liberties Union;National Organization for Women.Still living as of 2004. | | Sondra Moore Lucht (b. 1942) — of Martinsburg,BerkeleyCounty, W.Va.BornDecember11, 1942.Democrat.Schoolpsychologist; member ofWestVirginia state senate 16th District, 1983-94; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from West Virginia,1996.Female.Episcopalian.Member,National Organization for Women;NationalEducation Association.Still living as of 1996.| | Relatives:Married to William H. Lucht. |
| | Lucille Maurer (1922-1996) — also known asLucy Maurer;Lucille ShirleyDarvin —of Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.Born, in BushwickHospital,RocklandCounty, N.Y.,November21, 1922.Democrat.Economist;delegateto Maryland state constitutional convention, 1967-68; member ofMarylandstate house of delegates, 1969-87; candidate forU.S.Representative from Maryland, 1970;Marylandstate treasurer, 1987-96; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Maryland,1988.Female.Jewish. Member,League of WomenVoters;NationalTrust for Historic Preservation;AmericanAssociation of University Women;National Organization forWomen.Elected to Maryland Women'sHall ofFame, 1990.Died of abraintumor, in Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,June 17,1996 (age73 years, 209days).Interment atJewishCommunity Cemetery, New Hempstead, N.Y. | | Kathleen Mickells (b. 1951) — also known asKathy Mickells — ofWashingtonCounty, Pa.; Morgantown,MonongaliaCounty, W.Va.; Westover,MonongaliaCounty, W.Va.Born in Omaha,DouglasCounty, Neb.,1951.Socialist.Coal miner;Socialist Workers candidate for Presidential Elector for WestVirginia,1984;Socialist Workers candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 1988.Female.Member,UnitedMine Workers;National Organization for Women.Still living as of 1988. | | Jerrold Lewis Nadler (b. 1947) — also known asJerrold Nadler — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.,June 13,1947.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1977-92 (69th District 1977-82, 67th District1983-92);U.S.Representative from New York 8th District, 1992-; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1996,2000,2004,2008.Jewish. Member,AmericanJewish Congress;Americansfor Democratic Action;American CivilLiberties Union;National Organization for Women.Still living as of 2014. | | Charlotte Pritt (b. 1949) — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,January2, 1949.Democrat.Schoolteacher; member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates 23rd District; elected 1984,1986; member ofWestVirginia state senate 17th District, 1989-92; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from West Virginia, 1996; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from West Virginia,1996.Female.Presbyterian.Member,AmericanAssociation of University Women;League of WomenVoters;National Organization for Women;SierraClub.Still living as of 1996.| | Relatives:Daughter of Garnett Edmund Pritt and Ada Ernestine (Lanham)Pritt. |
| | Elise Salinger (1942-1998) — of Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born in Freeport,StephensonCounty, Ill.,March 5,1942.Democrat.Schoolteacher; member ofArizonastate house of representatives 20th District, 1997-98; died inoffice 1998.Female.Member,National Organization for Women;AmericanAssociation of University Women.Died in Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.,March16, 1998 (age56 years, 11days).Burial location unknown. | | Eleanor Smeal (b. 1939) — also known asEleanor Marie Cutri — Born in Ashtabula,AshtabulaCounty, Ohio,July 30,1939.Democrat. President, National Organization for Women, 1977-82,1985-87;speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1988.Female.Italianancestry. Member,National Organization for Women;PhiBeta Kappa;League of WomenVoters.Still living as of 2014. | | Jackie Washington — of Michigan. Democrat.Socialworker; president and CEO, Pontiac Urban League, 1985-92;president and CEO, Planned Parenthood of Southeast Michigan, 1992-;member ofWayne StateUniversity board of governors, 2001; inductee, Michigan Women'sHallof Fame.Female.Africanancestry. Member,UrbanLeague;American CivilLiberties Union;National Organization for Women;NAACP.Still living as of 2002. | | Deborah Wasserman=Schultz (b. 1966) — also known asDebbie Wasserman=Schultz;DeborahWasserman —of Davie,BrowardCounty, Fla.; Weston,BrowardCounty, Fla.Born in Forest Hills, Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,September27, 1966.Democrat. Aide to U.S. Rep.PeterDeutsch, 1989-92; member ofFloridastate house of representatives 97th District, 1993-2000; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Florida,1996,2000,2004,2008;member ofFloridastate senate, 2001-04;U.S.Representative from Florida, 2005-18 (20th District 2005-13, 23rdDistrict 2013-18);Chairmanof Democratic National Committee, 2011-16.Female.Jewish. Member,OmicronDelta Kappa;National Organization for Women;AmericanJewish Congress.Youngest woman ever elected to the Florida legislature. Still living as of 2018. | | Sylvia Weinstein (1926-2001) — of New York;SanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Kentucky,1926.Socialist. Socialist Workers candidate forLieutenantGovernor of New York, 1962; Socialist Workers candidate forPresidential Elector for California,1972;candidate formayorof San Francisco, Calif., 1979.Female.Member,National Organization for Women. Originator of the saying, "It will be a great day when the schoolsget all the money they need, and the Navy has to hold a bake sale tobuy a ship." Expelled from the Socialist Workers Party in the 1980s.Died, in St. Luke'sHospital,SanFrancisco, Calif.,August14, 2001 (ageabout 75years).Burial location unknown. | | Molly Yard (1912-2005) — also known asMary Alexander Yard;Molly YardGarrett —of Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.; Cook Township,WestmorelandCounty, Pa.Born in Shanghai,Chinato American parents,July 6,1912.Democrat. Candidate forPennsylvaniastate house of representatives from Allegheny County 5thDistrict, 1964; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromPennsylvania,1972;president, National Organization for Women, 1987-92.Female.Member,National Organization for Women;Americansfor Democratic Action.Died, in the Fair OaksNursingHome, Dormont,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,September21, 2005 (age93 years, 77days).Burial location unknown.
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