Helen Ruth Henderson | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Russell and Buchanan | |
| In office January 11, 1928 – January 8, 1930 | |
| Preceded by | Isaac C. Boyd |
| Succeeded by | French M. Clevinger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Helen Ruth Henderson November 9, 1898 Jefferson City, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | February 20, 1982 (aged 83) Knoxville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Virginia Intermont College Westhampton College Columbia University |
Helen Ruth Henderson (November 9, 1898 – February 20, 1982) was a Virginia schoolteacher and politician. The daughter of Helen Timmons Henderson, she was elected to her mother's old seat in the Virginia House of Delegates, entering in 1928[1] and serving one term.[2] This made the two the first mother-daughter pair to serve in the Virginia General Assembly and, indeed, in any state legislature; they were followed soon after by Nellie Nugent Somerville and Lucy Somerville Howorth of Mississippi.[3][4]
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- ^ Doris Weatherford (20 January 2012). Women in American Politics: History and Milestones. CQ Press. pp. 11–. ISBN 978-1-60871-007-2.