Rhoda Fox Graves | |
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| Born | Rhoda Fox July 2, 1877 |
| Died | January 25, 1950 (aged 72) |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Gouverneur Wesleyan Seminary |
| Occupation | Politician |
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Perle Atwell Graves (m. 1905) |
Rhoda Fox Graves (July 2, 1877 – January 25, 1950) was a suffragist, women's rights activist, and early female Republican party politician from St. Lawrence County, New York in the United States.[1] Graves was the first woman to serve in the New York State Senate, the first woman to hold office in both the upper and lower legislative houses in New York State, and the first woman to chair a New York Senate Committee.
- ^ "Rhoda Fox Graves". Women of Courage. St. Lawrence County, NY Branch of the American Association of University Women. 1989. Retrieved 20 February 2010.