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Mrs. John I. Nolan (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:

  That's Mae Ella Nolan (1886-1973) of San Francisco, whose husband John Ignatius Nolan (1874-1822) was a labor leader and Congressman. After he died, she took over his seat in Congress. She was the first woman elected to Congress from California, first woman to chair a Congressional committee, first woman to win a special election for Congress, first widow to fill her husband's seat in Congress. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mae_Nolan en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_I._Nolan

• Art Siegel said:

  Her entry in the Biographical Directory of Congress bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=N000125 This picture is probably in connection with her husband's election to Congress in 1913. She married him shortly after his election, according to them more detailed Congressional biography: womenincongress.house.gov/member-profiles/profile.html?in...

• Pete (LOC P&P) said:

  pennylrichardsca and artolog: thank you for the additional information on Mrs. Nolan. We will update the description data to include the full name.