My grandmother's first cousin, Lillian Hildur Ingeborg Johnson, was one of the first women to vote in the State of Connecticut. I shared her headstone recently on Tombstone Tuesday.
I don't know anything about her politics, but I'm sure she would have exercised her right to vote today.
She passed away in 2004 at the age of 107.
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Anna, thank you so much for sharing this photo of Lillian and her pioneering vote. No matter what her politics, I agree with you, she would have been at the polls today!
ReplyDeleteHow fun to find such a pioneer in the family. I approve this message.
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