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From Suffrage to the Senate America's Political Women: An Encyclopedia of Leaders, Causes & Issues

Long, Rose McConnell (1892-1970)

Democrat Rose Long of Louisiana served in the U.S. Senate from January 31, 1936 to January 2, 1937. Following the assassination of her husband, U.S. Senator Huey Long, Rose Long was first appointed and then elected to fill the vacancy. While in office, she worked to enlarge Chalmette National Historic Park but did not run for a full term. Her son, Russell Long, was also a U.S. senator.

Born in Greensburg, Indiana, Rose Long was a secretary at a hardware store before her marriage.

See also: Congress, Women in

References: Office of the Historian, U.S. House of Representatives, Women in Congress, 1917-1990 (1991).

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