Agnes M. Gehrman

Agnes M. Gehrman
Agnes M. Gehrman (Republican) represented [the 19th] district of Pacific County in the State Senate from 1940 to 1944. 1n 1946 she was elected to represent the [32nd] district in the House of Representatives.

Born 1894, in Iowa, Gehrman lived in Raymond and was a businesswoman and homemaker.

While in the Legislature, Representative Gehrman managed to secure the chair of the Commerce and Manufacturing Committee, an unusual accomplishment for a woman at that time.

--Political Pioneers, The Women Lawmakers