Belle Kearney | |
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| Member of the Mississippi Senate from the 18th district | |
| In office 1924–1932 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 6, 1863 Flora, Mississippi |
| Died | February 27, 1939 (aged 75) Jackson, Mississippi |
| Political party | Democratic |
Carrie Belle Kearney (March 6, 1863 – February 27, 1939) was an American temperance reformer, suffragist, teacher, white supremacist, and the first woman elected to the Mississippi State Senate.[1] A Democrat, she served in the state senate in 1924 and 1926. She lived in Flora, Mississippi, and represented Madison County.[2]
- ^ "Carrie Belle Kearney". National Women's History Museum. Retrieved May 27, 2014.
- ^ Women State and Territorial Legislators by Elizabeth M. Cox page 167
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