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| Source: Kokomo Tribune | Kokomo,
Indiana | Saturday, April 27, 1935 | Page 2 Contributed by: Janice Rice WOMAN SOLON DIES MISS ELIZABETH RAINEY THE FIRST WOMAN ELECTED TO LEGISLATURE, SUCCUMBS Indianapolis, April 27.-(/P)- Miss Elizabeth Rainey, 62, first woman elected to the legislature from Marion county, died today. She was born in southern Illinois. When a small child she moved with her parents to Knox county, Ind.,- where she lived until she was ten years old. The family. then moved to Waynetown, Montgomery county. Miss Rainey came to Indianapolis forty-one years ago. She entered the office of a law firm. She was graduated from the Benjamin Harrison Law School and was admitted to. the bar. She was an organized of the Indiana Business and Professional Woman's Club. Survivors include a sister, Mrs. Lulu Earl, and a nephew, James Earl, of Indianapolis. |
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