Minnie Fisher CunninghamPapers 1893-1992

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Minnie Fisher CunninghamPapers 1893-1992

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The Minnie FisherCunningham Papers contain campaign material, correspondence, biographies, andother documents that shed light on her life and activities. Minnie FisherCunningham (1882-1964), nicknamed “Minnie Fish” by President Franklin D.Roosevelt, was a Texas suffragette and political leader, who cofounded andserved on several voting and political clubs.

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Cunningham, Minnie Fisher, 1882-1964

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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, losi...

Carpenter, Liz

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