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Rebecca Latimer Felton

1835 - 1930

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Rebecca Ann Felton (née Latimer; June 10, 1835 – January 24, 1930) was an American writer, politician, and slave owner who was the first woman to serve in the United States Senate, serving for only one day. She was a prominent member of the Georgia upper class who advocated for prison reform, women's suffrage and education reform. Her husband, William Harrell Felton, served in both the United States House of Representatives and the Georgia House of Representatives, and she helped organize his political campaigns. Historian Numan Bartley wrote that by 1915 Felton "was championing a lengthy feminist program that ranged from prohibition to equal pay for equal work." A major figure in American first-wave feminism, Felton was the last slave owner to serve in the Senate. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rebecca Latimer Felton is the 16,563rd most popular politician (down from 16,435th in 2019), the 10,051st most popular biography from United States (down from 9,824th in 2019) and the 758th most popular American Politician.

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Among politicians, Rebecca Latimer Felton ranks 16,563 out of 19,576. Before her are Leonid Potapov, Iñaki Azkuna, Farid Simaika, Antonina Ryzhova, Dhana Nanda, and John Edwards. After her are Dmitry Kozak, Lars Klingbeil, Björn Þórðarson, Delcy Rodríguez, Rand Paul, and Djoomart Otorbaev.

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Among people born in 1835, Rebecca Latimer Felton ranks 88. Before her are Johannes Wislicenus, Theodore Thomas, Daniel Giraud Elliot, A. V. Dicey, Émile Léonard Mathieu, and Vítězslav Hálek. After her are William Stanley Haseltine, Lyman Abbott, Fitzhugh Lee, Alfred Austin, and Emily Faithfull. Among people deceased in 1930, Rebecca Latimer Felton ranks 127. Before her are Thomas Walker Arnold, Erik Algot Fredriksson, Maria Polydouri, Edward Angle, Robert Hennet, and Sigurd Ibsen. After her are Anna Whitlock, Šatrijos Ragana, Santeri Alkio, Alfred John Keene, Ivan Yakovlev, and Elmer Ambrose Sperry.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rebecca Latimer Felton ranks 10,053 out of 20,380. Before her are James MacArthur (1937), Bill Bright (1921), Lisa Blount (1957), Michelle Forbes (1965), John Edwards (1953), and Alexi Lalas (1970). After her are Jeff Stryker (1962), Barbara Loden (1932), Milt Kahl (1909), Luke Grimes (1984), Dave Arneson (1947), and Roy Bittan (1949).

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Among POLITICIANS In United States

Among politicians born in United States, Rebecca Latimer Felton ranks 758. Before her are Kathy Hochul (1958), Robert Elswit (1950), George Clymer (1739), William Pinkney (1764), Jeanne Shaheen (1947), and John Edwards (1953). After her are Rand Paul (1963), Jim Risch (1943), George Hearst (1820), Corine Mauch (1960), Ann Richards (1933), and Ted Stevens (1923).

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