Dorothy Felton

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Dorothy Felton, pictured in 1979, was the first Republican woman to be elected to the Georgia General Assembly. She was elected to the state House of Representatives in 1974 and served until 2000.

Courtesy of Georgia Info, Digital Library of Georgia.

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