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Lurleen Burns Wallace (born Lurleen Brigham Burns; September 19, 1926 – May 7, 1968) was an American politician who served as the 46th governor of Alabama for 16 months from January 16, 1967 until her death on May 7, 1968.
È stata la 46º e prima donna Governatrice dell'Alabama, carica che ha ricoperto dal gennaio 1967 alla morte, avvenuta solo sedici mesi dopo, nel maggio 1968. Rappresentante del Partito Democratico, è stata anche e soprattutto first lady dell'Alabama dal 1963 al 1967, essendo stata sposata con George Wallace fin dal 1943.
15 mar 2024 · She became a candidate in her own right, taking note of important people, shaking hands with voters, and making promises. In an almost unprecedented demonstration of popularity, Lurleen Wallace won the Democratic primary without a runoff.
Let’s take a moment to remember Alabama’s first female governor, Lurleen Wallace, and the odd and tragic story that surrounded her governorship.
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7 mag 2009 · Alabama's Lurleen Wallace (D), who ran for governor and won in 1966 as a surrogate for her husband, George -- who was barred by state law from seeking re-election -- dies of cancer. She was 41...
12 apr 2017 · Lurleen Burns Wallace (September 19, 1926 – May 7, 1968), born in Tuscaloosa, was the Governor of Alabama from 1967 until her death and first wife of Alabama Governor George Wallace. She was Alabama's first female governor and, to date, only elected female governor.
16 gen 2021 · Lurleen Wallace, the first female governor elected in the deep South, was sworn in on Jan. 16, 1967. She did not hold the traditional inaugural ball out of respect for those serving in...
