Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Norfolk City
In office January 9, 1924 – January 8, 1930
Succeeded by
Colgate Darden
Personal details
Born
Sarah Lee Odend'hal
(1888-11-23)November 23, 1888 Norfolk, Virginia, U.S.
Died
July 20, 1962(1962-07-20) (aged 73) San Marino, California, U.S.
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Walter Colquitt Fain
Alma mater
University of Virginia
Sarah Lee Odend'hal Fain (November 23, 1888 – July 20, 1962) was a Virginia schoolteacher and Democratic politician who became one of the earliest female members of the Virginia General Assembly and later assisted with New Deal reforms in Washington, D.C., North Carolina, Texas and California.[1] In 1923, Fain and fellow schoolteacher Helen Timmons Henderson became the first two women elected to the Virginia House of Delegates.[2]
^"Fain, Sarah Lee (1888–1962)". encyclopediavirginia.org. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
^Julienne, Mari (2019). ""Legislative Debutantes": 95 Years Of Women In Virginia's House Of Delegates". The UncommonWealth: Voices from the Library of Virginia. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
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