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Anna Dickie Olesen (July 3, 1885-May 21, 1971) was a Minnesota politician. ==Biography== Born in Cordova Township, Le Sueur County, Minnesota,〔(''Northfield woman prominent in early 1900s politics'' ), Northfield News (Minnesota), February 25, 2011. Retrieved 2011-12-31.〕 Olesen was the first woman to run for United States Senator. She was a member of the Democratic Party. She was the first woman to serve on the Democratic National Committee (1917–24). In 1929, at the Democratic National Convention, she was mentioned as possible candidate for Vice President of the United States. In the late 1930s, Olesen served on the Minnesota State Planning Board and the Minnesota Resources Committee and she was active with the General Federation of Women's Clubs, and the League of Women Voters, among other organizations.〔 She was first married to Peter Olesen, superintendent of schools in Pine City, Minnesota and later Cloquet, Minnesota, prior to her advancement in politics; then to C.M. Burge. She was cited by the ''New York Times'' as being for the "common people"〔(New York Times article ), additional text.〕 and campaigned in a Ford sedan across Minnesota. She died May 21, 1971 in Northfield, Minnesota. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Anna Dickie Olesen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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