Today in Georgia History: Women Elected to Georgia General Assembly

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Posted Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 1:07 am ET|Updated Mon, Sep 10, 2012 at 1:16 am ET

Viola Ross Napier of Bibb County and Atlanta Constitution reporter Bessie Kempton became the first two women elected to the Georgia General Assembly, according to the Georgia Historical Society and Georgia Info., The University of Georgia.

Both were elected as one of three representatives from their respective counties.

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