Lena Springs
Lena Springs | |
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| Born | Lena May Jones March 22, 1883 Pulaski, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Died | May 18, 1942 (aged 59) |
| Resting place | Maplewood Cemetery Pulaski, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
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Leroy Springs
(m. 1913; died 1931) |
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Known for | Being the first woman placed in nomination for vice president of the United States |
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Lena May Jones Wade Springs (March 22, 1883 - May 18, 1942) was the first woman placed in nomination for vice president of the United States at a political convention. She was nominated at the 1924 Democratic National Convention.
Biography
[edit]A native of Pulaski, Tennessee, she attended public schools, followed by Sullins College and post-graduate work at Virginia College in Roanoke. She became chair of the English Department at Queens College in Charlotte, and married Col. Leroy Springs in 1913, a second marriage for both.
An enthusiastic supporter of women's rights, she became a Democratic National Committeewoman in 1922, and served as chair of the Credentials Committee in 1924. While her being supported for the vice presidential nomination was in essence a gesture, she received some votes in the election process, variously given as several,[1] over 50,[2] and 44.[3]
She died on May 18, 1942, at her Plaza Hotel suite in Manhattan. She was buried in Maplewood Cemetery in Pulaski, Tennessee.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Firsts for Women in U.S. Politics, Center for American Women and Politics "Facts - Elections - Resources - Useful Links | Center for American Women and Politics". Archived from the original on 2014-12-16. Retrieved 2015-03-14.
- ↑ Lena Springs
- ↑ Our Campaigns - Candidate - Lena Jones Wade (Mrs. Leroy) Springs
- ↑ "Mrs. Leroy Springs' Rites at Pulaski". The Nashville Tennessean. May 20, 1942. p. 14. Retrieved July 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
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Media related to Lena Springs at Wikimedia Commons
- 1883 births
- 1942 deaths
- Tennessee Democrats
- Female candidates for Vice President of the United States
- 1924 United States vice-presidential candidates
- Sullins College alumni
- People from Pulaski, Tennessee
- Women in Tennessee politics
- Queens University of Charlotte faculty
- Burials at Maplewood Cemetery (Pulaski, Tennessee)
- 20th-century American women politicians
- 20th-century Tennessee politicians
- 20th-century American women academics