Sarah Lee Fain | |
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| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Norfolk City | |
| In office January 9, 1924 – January 8, 1930 | |
| Succeeded by | Colgate Darden |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sarah Lee Odend'hal November 23, 1888 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | July 20, 1962 (aged 73) San Marino, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Walter Colquitt Fain |
| Alma mater | University of Virginia |
Sarah Lee Odend'hal Fain (November 23, 1888 – July 20, 1962) was a Virginia schoolteacher and Democratic politician who became one of the earliest female members of the Virginia General Assembly and later assisted with New Deal reforms in Washington, D.C., North Carolina, Texas and California.[1] In 1923, Fain and fellow schoolteacher Helen Timmons Henderson became the first two women elected to the Virginia House of Delegates.[2]
- ^ "Fain, Sarah Lee (1888–1962)". encyclopediavirginia.org. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
- ^ Julienne, Mari (2019). ""Legislative Debutantes": 95 Years Of Women In Virginia's House Of Delegates". The UncommonWealth: Voices from the Library of Virginia. Retrieved 2021-08-26.