Mary Augusta Hickey Kennedy
Mary August Hickey Kennedy, grandmother of President John F. Kennedy, was a member of East Boston’s Irish elite, active in politics, including women’s suffrage.
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League of Women Voters of Georgia
The League of Women Voters of Georgia has a long history of educating voters, promoting involvement in the political system, and advocating for equality and fairness in Georgia government.
Linda Smith
Casting herself as a populist, Linda Smith won election to two terms in the U.S. Congress where she voted conservatively on social issues and repeatedly clashed with Republican leaders in her attempt to pass gift bans, lobbying restrictions, and an overhaul of the campaign finance system.
Lisa Murkowski
U.S. Senator from Alaska
Louise Day Hicks
Single-term Massachusetts representative in the U.S. House of Representatives
Louise Dewald
Dewald was, for many years, the highest-ranking woman in Cleveland, Ohio’s city government.
Jennie Tuttle Hobart
American political hostess
Jolene Unsoeld
Jolene Unsoeld’s passion for the environment and government transparency shaped a public service career that eventually took her to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Joni Ernst
U.S Senator from Iowa
Elizabeth Somers
Irish republican and industrial revivalist