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Rhoda Fox Graves (July 2, 1877 – January 25, 1950) was a suffragist, women's rights activist, and early female Republican party politician from St. Lawrence County, New York in the United States. Graves was the first woman to serve in the New York State Senate, the first woman to hold office in both the upper and lower legislative houses in New York State, and the first woman to chair a New York Senate Committee. ==Early life and education== Rhoda Fox Graves was born on July 2, 1877, to Leander and Rhoda Austin in Fowler, New York. Her mother died from medical complications from childbirth, and her father placed her with his friends, LaFayette and Rhoda Ann Fox. The Foxes formally adopted her at age two.〔 Rhoda Fox grew up on the Fox family farm in Fowler, a small town southeast of Gouverneur, New York. She went to local public schools, the District School at Fowler, the Gouverneur High School, and Wesleyan Seminary in Gouverneur. Prior to her marriage, Graves was a school teacher in rural public schools in the Gouverneur area.〔 On April 26, 1905, Fox married Perle Atwell Graves, the son of Daniel and Helen Graves. They had two sons, Mark and Paul.〔 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「Rhoda Fox Graves」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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