Isabelle Ahearn O'Neill | |
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| Member of the Rhode Island Senate | |
| In office 1930–1943 | |
| Member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives | |
| In office 1923–1930 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Isabelle Florence Ahearn June 8, 1880 Woonsocket, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Died | March 17, 1975 (aged 94) Providence, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
John Aloysius O'Neill
(m. 1907, separated) |
Isabelle Ahearn O'Neill (June 8, 1880 – March 17, 1975) was a stage and screen actor of the silent film era, a suffragist, and the first woman elected to the Rhode Island Legislature. She also served in the state Senate and, under President Franklin Roosevelt, in the Federal Bureau of Narcotics. She was inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame in 2014.