On This Date in Minnesota History: September 28

September 28, 1935 – “Joan Growe was born in Minneapolis [on this date]. She served as Minnesota's secretary of state from 1975-1998, the first woman elected to statewide office without first having been appointed. She championed voter and election reform, including the program of vote by mail and motor voter registration.”
http://www.thehistorypeople.com/data/docs/timeline-part2.pdf

Joan Growe

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