Who was Senator Anna Belle Clement O’Brien?
She might have become known as a political grand dame just for playing an important supporting role in the careers of the men in her family, but this woman decided her place was in the House and Senate, too. Plus the local news for May 6, 2026 and this week’s edition of What Where Whens-day.
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