Agnes Kehoe
Agnes Kehoe | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 3rd district | |
| In office 1939–1947 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1874 |
| Died | November 17, 1959 (aged 84–85) |
| Party | Democratic |
Agnes M. Kehoe (1874 – November 17, 1959) was an American politician.[1] She was a Democrat, who represented District 3 in the Washington House of Representatives which included parts of Spokane County, from 1939 to 1947.[2]
Political career
Agnes Kehoe was born on a farm near Mason City, Iowa.[3] Kehoe was owner of a Hillyard hardware store and civic activist.[4] At the time of the Great Depression, a group of Democrats and Republicans urged Kehoe to run for the state government.[5] She resisted from doing so largely because her husband felt that "a woman’s place was in the home".[5] At the time of her election she was one of only eight women in the 145-member legislature.[5] Kehoe served four terms in the legislature.[2] She resigned following her husband's death in 1947.[6] Holy Names College recognized her contributions to the neighbourhood of Hillyard in 1951 with the Marian Award.[6]
References
- ↑ "Agnes Kehoe" (PDF). web.leg.wa.gov/womeninthelegislature.
- 1 2 "Agnes Kehoe". web.leg.wa.gov. Retrieved 2026-03-24.
- ↑ "Agnes M. Kehoe Papers - Archives West". archiveswest.orbiscascade.org. Retrieved 2026-03-24.
- ↑ "A new owner, an old feel: Inside Hillyard's historic Kehoe block as an iconic building changes hands again". Spokesman.com. 2020-10-29. Retrieved 2026-03-24.
- 1 2 3 "Spokane Neighborhoods: Hillyard -- Thumbnail History". www.historylink.org. Retrieved 2026-03-24.
- 1 2 Carpentier, Amanda (2021-03-08). "Servant Leaders in Spokane's History: Agnes Kehoe of Hillyard". SpokaneTalk. Retrieved 2026-03-24.