Very incomplete list! | |  Eugenie Moore Anderson (1909-1997) — also known asEugenie Anderson;Helen Eugenie Moore;Mrs. John P. Anderson —of Red Wing,GoodhueCounty, Minn.Born in Adair,AdairCounty, Iowa,May 26,1909.Democrat. Vice-chair of Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party,1946-49; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,1948,1960;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Minnesota, 1948-49; U.S. Ambassador toDenmark, 1949-53; U.S. Minister toBulgaria, 1962-64.Female.Methodist.Member,Americansfor Democratic Action;League of WomenVoters;Pi Beta Phi;AmericanAssociation of University Women.Second female U.S. ambassador. Died in Red Wing,GoodhueCounty, Minn.,March31, 1997 (age87 years, 309days).Interment atBurnsideCemetery, Near Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn. | | Lotta P. Broadbridge — of Detroit,WayneCounty, Mich.Born in Marine City,St. ClairCounty, Mich.Republican.School teacherand principal; member ofMichiganRepublican State Central Committee, 1919; alternate delegate toRepublican National Convention from Michigan,1920.Female.Member,Pi Beta Phi. Burial location unknown.| |  Relatives:Daughter of Alfred Broadbridge and Jane Broadbridge. |
| | Jeanne Johnson Capozzoli (b. 1940) — also known asJeanne Capozzoli — of West Nyack,RocklandCounty, N.Y.Born in Webster,DayCounty, S.Dak.,June 24,1940.Democrat. Member ofNew YorkDemocratic State Committee, 1972; alternate delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New York,1972.Female.Episcopalian.Member,KappaDelta Pi;Pi Beta Phi.Still living as of 1993. | | Elizabeth Virginia Hallanan (1925-2004) — also known asElizabeth V. Hallanan — of Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.Born in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,January10, 1925.Republican.Lawyer;member ofWestVirginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1957;defeated, 1954; resigned 1957; candidate forWestVirginia state senate 8th District, 1958;U.S.District Judge for the Southern District of West Virginia,1984-96.Female.Catholic.Member,Pi Beta Phi;American BarAssociation;Altrusa.Died, from complications ofemphysema,in Charleston,KanawhaCounty, W.Va.,June 8,2004 (age79 years, 150days).Burial location unknown. | | Sarah Van Hoosen Jones (1892-1972) — of Rochester,OaklandCounty, Mich.Born in Rochester,OaklandCounty, Mich.,June 23,1892.Republican.Farmer;member ofMichiganstate board of agriculture, 1944-55; defeated, 1955.Female.Member,Zonta;Daughters of theAmerican Revolution;SigmaXi;Pi Beta Phi.Died in1972(ageabout80 years).Interment atStoneyCreek Cemetery, Rochester Hills, Mich.  | Patience Latting (b. 1918) — also known asPatience Sewell;Mrs. Trimble B.Latting —of Oklahoma City,OklahomaCounty, Okla.Born in Texhoma,TexasCounty, Okla.,August27, 1918.Mayorof Oklahoma City, Okla., 1971-83.Female.Member,AmericanAssociation of University Women;League of WomenVoters;PhiBeta Kappa;Pi Beta Phi.Firstwoman to be mayor of a U.S. city over 350,000 population.Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Daughter of Frank Asa Sewell and Leila (Yates) Sewell; married,August23, 1941, to Trimble B. Latting. | | | | Image source: City of OklahomaCity |
| | Minnie Freeman Penney (b. 1868) — also known asMinnie Mae Freeman;Mrs. Edgar B.Penney —of Fullerton,NanceCounty, Neb.Born in Raymonds Corners,PotterCounty, Pa.,February25, 1868.Republican.Schoolteacher; during a sudden, fierce blizzard on January 12, 1888,saved the lives of seventeen children by leading them from herschoolhouse to the nearest farm, a mile away; member ofRepublicanNational Committee from Nebraska, 1922-28.Female.Episcopalian.Member,Pi Beta Phi;Daughters of theAmerican Revolution;Order of theEastern Star;AmericanLegion Auxiliary.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Daughter of Sarah Lovica (Cushing) Freeman and William Elder Freeman;married,April22, 1891, to Edgar Byron Penney. |
| | Bernice T. Van der Vries (b. 1890) — of Winnetka,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Holton,JacksonCounty, Kan.,February14, 1890.Republican. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives 7th District, 1935-42.Female.Episcopalian.Member,League of WomenVoters;Daughters of theAmerican Revolution;Pi Beta Phi.Burial location unknown.| | Relatives:Married to John N. Van der Vries. |
| | Leslie Waters (b. 1947) — ofPinellasCounty, Fla.Born in St. Petersburg,PinellasCounty, Fla.,1947.Republican. Member ofFloridastate house of representatives 51st District, 1999-.Female.Methodist.Member,Pi Beta Phi;UrbanLeague.Still living as of 1999.
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