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Famous Junior League Members

Famous Junior League Members

MemberPosition and Community ServiceJunior League
Mary Harriman RumseyFounder of the Junior League--1901; First defender of consumer rights as Chair of the Consumers' Advisory Board of the National Resource Administration in President Franklin Roosevelt's Administration, 1933The City of New York
Eleanor RooseveltFirst Lady; social reformer; humanitarian; author. As U.S. Delegate to the United Nations, she chaired the Human Rights Commission during the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights--adopted 1948The City of New York
Oveta Culp HobbyFirst Commander of Women's Army Corps 1941; First U.S. Secretary of Health, Education & Welfare 1953Houston, TX
Sandra Day O'ConnorFirst female U.S. Supreme Court Justice, appointed 1981Phoenix, AZ
Barbara BushFirst Lady; literacy activistHouston, TX
Laura BushFirst Lady; literacy activistAustin, TX
Betty FordFirst Lady; substance abuse prevention activistGrand Rapids, MI
Nancy ReaganFirst Lady; substance abuse prevention activistLos Angeles, CA
Eudora WeltyAuthor; Pulitzer prize for The Optimist's Daughter, 1972Jackson, MS
Shirley Temple BlackChild actress; Delegate to the United Nations (1969); U.S. Ambassador to Ghana; Czech and Slovak RepublicsPalo Alto, CA
Katharine HepburnActress; women's issues activistHartford, CT
Sarah Palfrey Cook DanzigTennis champion; two-time Wimbledon championThe City of New York
   
Elected to Gov'tU.S. House of RepresentativesJunior League
Ruth Baker Sears PrattServed 1929-1933; first woman elected by NYThe City of New York
Isabella Selmes GreenwayServed 1934-1937The City of New York
Frances Payne BoltonServed 1940-1969Cleveland, OH
Mary E. Pruett FarringtonServed 1954-1957Honolulu, HI
Lynn MartinServed 1981-1985; U.S. Secretary of Labor 1991-1993Rockford, IL
Tillie Fowler1993-2001Jacksonville, FL
Jennifer Dunn1993-2005Seattle, WA
Anna Eshoo1993-presentPalo Alto, CA
Carolyn Maloney1993-presentThe City of New York
Judy Biggert1998-presentChicago, IL
Doris Matsui2005-presentSacramento, CA
   
Elected to Gov'tU.S. SenateJunior League
Margaret Chase SmithFirst woman elected to the SenateBangor, ME
Kay Hagan2009-presentGreensboro, NC
   
Elected to Gov'tCanadian ParliamentJunior League
Margaret McTavish KonantzMember, Canadian Parliament, 1963-1968Winnipeg, MB
Florence BirdMember, Canadian Parliament, 1978-1983Winnipeg, MB
Bobbie SparrowMember, Canadian Parliament, 1984-1988Calgary, AB

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