American lawyer
Virginia P. Bedell (1895-1975) was an American attorney and the founder of Assigned Children who helped children of veterans.
Biography
Bedell became an Iowa county attorney through on-the-job training rather than obtain a degree. She was the first American woman to be a part of a parole board, a position that she held for 19 years, later being elected to President of the Central States Correction Association and then joining the first Governor's Commission on Alcoholism. Bedell was active in her church and was a Republican.[1][2] She founded Assigned Children to help children of veterans as a part of the Legion Auxiliary.[3]
Bedell has a brick on Iowa State University's Plaza of Heroines.[4] She was posthumously added to the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame in 1983. Her son Jack stated on August 24, 1983, of her addition, "She was never satisfied until she reached the top. She didn't do anything part way. She was of the opinion that there was nothing beyond the abilities of women".[5]
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1975 | - Amelia Bloomer
- Carrie Chapman Catt
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1976 | - Susan Glaspell
- Cora Bussey Hillis
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1978 | - Jacqueline Day
- Dorothy Houghton
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1983 | - Virginia Bedell
- Evelyn K. Scott Davis
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- Helen LeBaron Hilton
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- Twila Parker Lummer
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- Georgia Rogers Sievers
- Ruth Wildman Swenson
- Cristine Swanson Wilson
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- Rosa Maria Escudé de Findlay
- Helen Navran Stein
- Elaine Szymoniak
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2002 | - Bonnie Campbell
- Sue Ellen Follon
- Alice Yost Jordan
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2006 | - Jeannette Eyerly
- Christine Grant
- Dorothy Marion Bouleris Paul
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2012 | - Judith A. Conlin
- Teresa Marie Hernandez
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2016 | - Grace Amemiya
- Angela Connolly
- Michele Devlin
- Viola Gibson
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2020 | - Mark Cady
- Betty Jean Dillavou Durden
- Ann Fry Jorgensen
- Helen Miller
- Mary Elizabeth Young Bear
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2021 | - Cornelia Clarke (Iowa)
- Jan Mitchell (Iowa)
- Donna Reed
- Roxann Marie Ryan
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2022 | - Elizabeth Bates Cowles
- Mary Elaine Richards
- Laurie Schipper
- Mary Swander
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References
- ^ "Important Women in Iowa History". World History. August 3, 2017. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- ^ "Virginia Bedell". Iowa Department of Human Rights. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- ^ Reyna-Rodriguez, Victoria (26 March 2019). "Powerful Iowa Women". Issuu. Trend Monthly. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- ^ "Virginia P. Bedell". Iowa State University. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
- ^ Daubenmier, Judy (August 24, 1983). "State commission honors Virginia Bedell". The Daily Reporter. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
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