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Sunday, January 09, 2011

It's a Lulu by Lulu Zhong, Courier Comics Editor
©2011 Lulu Zhong/Courier Comics
From wikipedia:
Eva Kelly Bowring (January 9, 1892–January 8, 1985) was a U.S. Senator from Nebraska. Bowring was born in Nevada, Missouri. In 1928, she married Arthur Bowring. They made their home at the Bowring Ranch near Merriman in Cherry County, Nebraska.

Bowring was active in Republican politics in Nebraska. She was appointed to the United States Senate by Governor Robert B. Crosby to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Dwight Griswold, making her the first woman to represent Nebraska in the Senate. She served from April 16, 1954, to November 7, 1954.

Read about Eva Bowring's career in the U.S. Senate, free from Time magazine.