Mae Nolan
Mae Nolan | |
|---|---|
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 5th district | |
| In office January 23, 1923 – March 3, 1925 | |
| Preceded by | John I. Nolan |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence J. Flaherty |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Mae Ella Hunt September 20, 1886 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died | July 9, 1973 (aged 86) Sacramento, California, U.S. |
| Resting place | Holy Cross Cemetery |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Corliss |
| Education | Ayres Business College |
Mae Ella Nolan (née Hunt; September 20, 1886 – July 9, 1973) was an American politician who became the fourth woman to serve in the United States Congress, the first woman elected to Congress from California, the first woman to chair a Congressional committee, and the first to fill the seat left vacant by her husband's death. She took her seat in the United States House of Representatives in 1923.: 19–34