Cora Woodbridge
Cora Woodbridge (September 1862-1948) was a civic leader and state legislator in California. In 1922 she became the first woman legislator chosen from the Ninth Assembly District.[1] She was a Republican.[2]
Cora May Utte was born in Sacramento County. She married Dr. Bradford Woodbridge in Stockton. They had a daughter who sang opera.[1]
Woodridge led various civil projects.[1] She was president of the Women's Improvement Club, which she founded in 1910.[3] Woodbridge was elected to the California Assembly in 1922, 1924, and 1926.[4]
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[edit]- ^ a b c "Pioneers". Roseville Historical Society.
- ^ "The Woman's Journal". 1926.
- ^ Roseville. Arcadia Publishing. 2010. pp. 70, 98. ISBN 978-0-7385-7029-7.
- ^ "Former Members | California Legislative Women's Caucus". womenscaucus.legislature.ca.gov.
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