Genevieve Blatt
Genevieve Blatt (June 19, 1913 – July 4, 1996) was an American politician and attorney from Pennsylvania. She became the first woman to hold statewide elected office in Pennsylvania when she was elected State Secretary of Internal Affairs in 1954, and she ran unsuccessfully as the Democratic Party nominee in the 1964 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania.
Genevieve Blatt | |
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| Judge of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court | |
| In office January 3, 1972 – December 31, 1993 | |
| Preceded by | Louis Manderino |
| Succeeded by | Sandra Schultz Newman |
| Secretary of Internal Affairs of Pennsylvania | |
| In office January 17, 1955 – January 16, 1967 | |
| Governor | George Leader David Lawrence William Scranton |
| Preceded by | William Livengood |
| Succeeded by | John Tabor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 19, 1913 East Brady, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | July 4, 1996 (aged 83) Hampden Township, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Pittsburgh (BA, MA, JD) |
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