Political Figure. She was the first woman ever nominated for United States Vice President. Lena Jones Springs received the Democratic nomination for Vice President in 1924, four years after women received the right to vote. Attending the Democratic Convention held in New York, she was chosen as the Carolina Democrats first National Committeewoman, a position she held until 1928. Eighteen delegates from South Carolina nominated her for Vice President to pay tribute to her conscientious service to the state, as well as the national party. She won the hearts of the delegates at the convention, which had 182 female delegates and 292 female alternates in attendance for the first time in history. Among her many achievements, she was an organizer of the Lancaster Red Cross, President of the South Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs and was District Director of the South Carolina League of Women Voters. At the age of 59 years, Lena Jones Springs passed away in her apartment at the Plaza Hotel.
Political Figure. She was the first woman ever nominated for United States Vice President. Lena Jones Springs received the Democratic nomination for Vice President in 1924, four years after women received the right to vote. Attending the Democratic Convention held in New York, she was chosen as the Carolina Democrats first National Committeewoman, a position she held until 1928. Eighteen delegates from South Carolina nominated her for Vice President to pay tribute to her conscientious service to the state, as well as the national party. She won the hearts of the delegates at the convention, which had 182 female delegates and 292 female alternates in attendance for the first time in history. Among her many achievements, she was an organizer of the Lancaster Red Cross, President of the South Carolina Federation of Women's Clubs and was District Director of the South Carolina League of Women Voters. At the age of 59 years, Lena Jones Springs passed away in her apartment at the Plaza Hotel.
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