Jeanette F. Reibman | |
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| Member of the Pennsylvania Senate from the 18th district | |
| In office January 7, 1969 – November 30, 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Justin Jirolanio |
| Succeeded by | Joseph Uliana |
| Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives from the Northampton County district | |
| In office January 5, 1955 – November 30, 1966 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jeanette Lillian Fichman August 18, 1915 Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | March 11, 2006 (aged 90) Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Spouse | Nathan L. Reibman (m. 1943) |
Jeanette F. Reibman (August 18, 1915 – March 11, 2006) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 18th district from 1969 to 1994. She also served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the Northampton County district from 1955 to 1966.[1][2]
She was described by The Morning Call newspaper of Allentown, Pennsylvania prior to the 1954 elections as "the first woman ever to seek political office in [Northampton] county" and as the "First Northampton County Woman to Win Assembly Seat" in its post-election headlines,[3][4][5] and was also one of only two women (along with Lisa Boscola) to have been elected to the Senate for Lehigh and Northampton counties as of 2015.[6]
- ^ Cox, Harold. "House Members "R"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
- ^ "Three Women Elected." Hazleton, Pennsylvania: The Plain Speaker, November 3, 1954, p. 22 (subscription required).
- ^ "Bitter Pre-Election Drives Draw Rapidly to Climax; Hot Battles for All Posts." Allentown, Pennsylvania: The Morning Call, November 1, 1954, p. 7 (subscription required).
- ^ Laepple, Kate Zoll. "First Northampton County Woman to Win Assembly Seat Is Housewife and Lawyer." Allentown, Pennsylvania: The Morning Call, November 21, 1954, p. 48 (subscription required).
- ^ "All Democratic Candidates Carried into Office in Northampton County; Mrs. Reibman Leads Assembly Race." Allentown, Pennsylvania: The Morning Call, November 3, 1954, p. 12 (subscription required).
- ^ Lane, Shannon (August 31, 2015). "Where are the women in Lehigh Valley government?". The Express-Times. Retrieved August 31, 2015.