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The 89th birthday celebration for Izetta Jewel Brown Miller, widow of West Virginia Congressman, William Gay Brown of Preston County. Mrs. Miller was the first woman to second a presidential nominee in a major party convention (1920) and the first woman, south of the Mason-Dixon line to run for the U.S. Senate losing the West Virginia Democratic Party nomination to Matthew Neely by 6,000 votes (1922).

Izetta Jewel Brown Miller, LaJolla Beach, Ca.

Identifier:
039721
Collection Number:
A&M 2316
Title:
Izetta Jewel Brown Miller, LaJolla Beach, Ca.
Date:
1972/11/24
Description:
The 89th birthday celebration for Izetta Jewel Brown Miller, widow of West Virginia Congressman, William Gay Brown of Preston County. Mrs. Miller was the first woman to second a presidential nominee in a major party convention (1920) and the first woman, south of the Mason-Dixon line to run for the U.S. Senate losing the West Virginia Democratic Party nomination to Matthew Neely by 6,000 votes (1922).
Acquisition Method:
Acquired
Medium:
print
Projects:
West Virginia History OnView