Draft:Norma Hendricks

Norma Hendricks
Norma Hendricks
	Norma Hendricks, wearing one of her many hats.
Career
Journalist	Journalist from 1951-Late 1960s
Mayor	Mayor of Leesburg, Florida in 1965
Personal details
Born	Norma Carroll Canaday; March 26, 1911; Florida
Died	August 15, 1990; Leesburg, Florida
Resting place	Lone Oak Cemetery, Leesburg, Florida
Spouse	Leonard G. Hendricks
Children	C. Gay Hendricks, Michael Hendricks
Alma mater	Leesburg High School
Occupation	Politician, journalist, columnist
Nickname	Hat Lady

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Instructions · What links here · Norma Hendricks (talk: + · bio) · (log) · Copyvios report · reFill · Citation Bot · (Search: Google, Wikipedia) · Submitted 36 hours ago by Rylieb leelib (talk: D · +) · Last edited 0 seconds ago

Norma Hendricks (26 March 1911– 15 August 1990) was a columnist/journalist for the Lake Sentinel (an edition of the Orlando Sentinel) and the Daily Commercial as well as the first female mayor of Leesburg, Florida (the second in all of Lake County, Florida).^[1] In 2005, she was inducted into Lake County Women's Hall of Fame by the Lake County Commission.^[2]

^ Potter, M.J. (10 March 1968). "The Women Mayors of Central Florida". The Orlando Sentinel. p. 61. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
^ Hardin, Anita (23 October 2018) [8 June 2007]. "County looking for woman's best friends". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 10 November 2024.

[:2-1] Potter, M.J. (10 March 1968). "The Women Mayors of Central Florida". The Orlando Sentinel. p. 61. Retrieved 30 October 2024.

[2] Hardin, Anita (23 October 2018) [8 June 2007]. "County looking for woman's best friends". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 10 November 2024.

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