VUCANOVICH, BARBARA R/NE H 1989-1991

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VUCANOVICH, BARBARA R/NE H 1989-1991

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Vucanovich, Barbara F. (Barbara Farrell), 1921-2013

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Barbara Farrell Vucanovich (June 22, 1921 – June 10, 2013) was an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, she was the first Latina elected to the United States House of Representatives as well as the first woman elected to the House from Nevada, representing its 2nd Congressional district from 1983 to 1997. Born Barbara Farrell in Camp Dix, New Jersey, she was raised in Albany, New York, graduating from the Albany Academy for Girls in 1938 before attending the Manhattanville Co...