Senator Ann Bedsole of Mobile, Alabama, on the front steps of the Capitol in Montgomery.

Bedsole was the first woman ever elected to the Alabama Senate, a position she held from 1983 to 1995. She also served in the Alabama House of Representatives from 1979 to 1983, the first Republican woman to do so.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Taylor, Sandra
Format: Electronic
Published: Alabama Department of Archives and History
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Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/amg/id/100767
Description
Summary:Bedsole was the first woman ever elected to the Alabama Senate, a position she held from 1983 to 1995. She also served in the Alabama House of Representatives from 1979 to 1983, the first Republican woman to do so.