Kathleen S. Connell

Kathleen S. Connell (born 24 May 1937) is a Rhode Island politician. She was Secretary of State of Rhode Island between 1987 and 1993.^[1] She started her political career as a member of the Middletown, Rhode Island school committee, where she served for 13 years, and the Middletown town council. She served one term in the Rhode Island Senate before running for Secretary of State.^[2] During her State Office position, one of her most noteworthy achievements was saving historical records in the Rhode Island state capitol's basement. As of 2007, she is the Rhode Island Director of AARP. She is the widow of Gerald (Jerry) Connell.

Connell was a 2013 recipient of the Isabelle Ahearn O'Neill Award.^[3]

References

↑ "Secretaries of State: 1640 - Present". Retrieved 2007-12-24.
↑ "Women in the Rhode Island General Assembly". Retrieved 2007-12-24.
↑ GoLocalProv Features Team. "Women Holding Office Honorees". GoLocalProv Politics. Retrieved 21 July 2016.

Political offices
Preceded by Susan Farmer	Secretary of State of Rhode Island 1987–1993	Succeeded by Barbara Leonard

Rhode Island Women's Hall of Fame

1966–1969

Glenna Collett Vare Eileen Farrell Ruth Hussey E. Doris Brennan Paula Deubel Carole Garnett-Wheeler Clara LaMore Janet Moreau Albina Osipowich Lois Ann Testa JoAnne Carner June Rockwell Levy Mary Tucker Thorp

1970–1979

Jean Madeira Ruth Buzzi Ida Silverman Margaret F. Ackroyd Catherine S. Robinson Gertrude Meth Hochberg Matilda Sissieretta Joyner Jones Antoinette Downing Frances G. Knight Princess Red Wing

1980–1989

Diane L. Coutu Florence K. Murray Anna Tucker Katherine Urquhart Warren Eleanor Slater Katharine Gibbs Olive F. Wiley Eleanor M. McMahon Sister Mary Bernard Sister Eileen Murphy Marion F. Avarista

1990–1999

Ade Bethune Gladys Williams Brayton Mary P. Brennan Nancy A. J. Potter Mary Crowley Mulvey Lizzie Murphy Barbara-Jeanne Seabury Helen A. Bert Catherine Tilley Hammett Helen Adelia Rowe Metcalf Arlene Violet Mary Dyer Sylvia K. Hassenfeld Anne Hutchinson Margaret Langdon-Kelly Maria Spacagna Helen Metcalf Danforth Ann Smith Franklin Sarah Updike Goddard Beatrice Oenslager Chace

2000–2009

2010–2019

Kathleen S. Connell Susan Farmer Caroline Hazard Jane Stuart Karen Adams Eileen Slocum Mary C. Wheeler Wilma Briggs Billie Ann Burrill Martha McSally Lucy Rawlings Tootell Catherine O'Reilly Collette Isabelle Ahearn O'Neill Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Margaret A. McKenna Noreen Stonor Drexel

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 7/21/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.