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Jane Greenebaum Esking (1933 - ) First Woman Elected to Statewide Office
Photographer: Denise Boose
Taken: May 22, 2018
Caption: Jane Greenebaum Esking (1933 - ) First Woman Elected to Statewide Office
Additional Description: In 1980, sixty years after women became eligible to vote, Jane G. Eskind was the first woman to win statewide election when she was elected to the Tennessee Public Service Commission. She later chaired the Commission, and was the first woman to Chair the Tennessee Democratic Party. She was President of the Tennessee Democratic Women's Club and Commission on the Status of Women.
Submitted: May 27, 2018, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California.
Database Locator Identification Number: p427798
File Size: 0.130 Megabytes

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