Arlene Violet

Arlene Violet
Attorney General of Rhode Island
In office
January 1, 1985 – January 1987
GovernorEdward D. DiPrete
Preceded byDennis Roberts
Succeeded byJames O'Neil
Personal details
Born1943 (age 80–81)
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Political partyRepublican (formerly)
Independent
EducationProvidence College
Salve Regina University (BA)
Boston College (JD)

Arlene Violet (born 1943) is an American politician. She was a religious sister in the Sisters of Mercy[1] and Attorney General of Rhode Island 1985–1987. She was the first female Attorney General elected in the United States.[2][3]

  1. ^ Butterfield, Fox (January 20, 1984). "Rhode Island Nun Quits Her Order to Run for Attorney General". The New York Times. New York City, New York. Archived from the original on May 24, 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Weatherford was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Rutgers, Center for American Women And Politics (accessed 5/23/2007) Archived May 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine