Cunningham, Minnie Fisher, 1882-1964

Minnie Fisher Cunningham (1882-1964), nicknamed “Minnie Fish” by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, was a Texas suffragette and political leader, who cofounded and served on several voting and political clubs. In 1901, she became one of the first three women to graduate from the University of Texas Medical School in Galveston with a pharmacy degree, and in 1928 she ran as the first female candidate from Texas for the U.S. Senate. In 1944, she came in second out of nine in a race for governor, losing to incumbent Coke Stephenson.

From the guide to the Minnie Fisher Cunningham Papers 90-176; 90-282; 92-291; 2002-136; 2009-282., 1893-1992, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)

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