Mildred P. Allen

Mildred P. Allen
Allen in 1957
63rd Secretary of the State of Connecticut
In office
1955–1959
GovernorAbraham Ribicoff
Preceded byCharles B. Keats
Succeeded byElla Grasso
Personal details
Born(1907-11-07)November 7, 1907
Hartford, Connecticut, US
DiedSeptember 23, 1961(1961-09-23) (aged 53)
Milton, Massachusetts, US
Political partyRepublican
OccupationPolitician

Mildred Pomeranz Allen (November 7, 1907[1] – September 23, 1961[2]) was an American politician. A Republican from Hartford, Connecticut, she was the first Jewish woman elected as Secretary of the State of Connecticut (1955–1959).[3]

  1. ^ "New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists". Ancestry. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  2. ^ "U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current". Ancestry. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  3. ^ "First Jewish Woman Elected State Secretary of Connecticut Dies", The Detroit Jewish News, October 6, 1961, p. 31