1922–2012
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Elizabeth Simpson Drewry
1893–1979
United States
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Elizabeth Simpson Drewry (September 22, 1893 – September 24, 1979) was an American politician from the state of West Virginia. In 1950, she became the first African-American woman to be elected to the West Virginia Legislature. She served eight terms in the House of Delegates.
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