Pauline Menes
Pauline Menes | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Maryland House of Delegates from the 21st district | |
| In office 1967–2007 | |
| Succeeded by | Joseline Peña-Melnyk |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pauline Herskowitz July 16, 1924 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Died | May 16, 2009 (aged 84) Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S. |
| Resting place | King David Memorial Gardens, Falls Church, Virginia |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Melvin Menes |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Hunter College |
Pauline Menes (1924–2009) served in the Maryland House of Delegates for 40 years. In the 1970s she co-founded the Maryland Women's Legislative Caucus, the first caucus of its kind in the United States; founded the Women's Network of the National Conference of State Legislatures; and was the first woman to serve on the state Judiciary Committee. Over the years she helped pass more than 2,000 bills and policy changes. She was inducted into the Maryland Women's Hall of Fame in 2008.