Jeanette Reibman

Jeanette F. Reibman
Member of the Pennsylvania Senate
from the 18th district
In office
January 7, 1969  November 30, 1994
Preceded by Justin Jirolanio
Succeeded by Joseph Uliana
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the Northampton County district
In office
January 5, 1955  November 30, 1966
Personal details
Born (1915-08-18)August 18, 1915
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Died March 11, 2006(2006-03-11) (aged 90)
Allentown, Pennsylvania

Jeanette F. Reibman (August 18, 1915 March 11, 2006)[1] is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate.[2] She also served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.[3] She was the first female Pennsylvania State Senator, and us one of only two women to have been elected to the Senate as of 2015, along with Lisa Boscola.[4]

She was a trustee to Lafayette College from 1970 to 1985.[5]

References

  1. Cox, Harold. "Senate Members "R"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  2. Cox, Harold. "House Members "R"". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.
  3. Lane, Shannon (August 31, 2015). "Where are the women in Lehigh Valley government?". The Express-Times. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  4. Gendebien, Albert W. (1986). The Biography of a College: A History of Lafayette College 1927 - 1978. Easton, PA: Lafayette College.

http://www.lafayette.edu/news.php/view/8440

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