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Helen Moore Full Name: Helen Moore Other surnames: Edmunds Date of birth: January 3, 1881 Date of death: September 20, 1968 Terms of Service Biographical Notes Committee Information Legislation Terms of Service top Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District H 17 Jan 8, 1935 - Jan 12, 1937 44th   Democrat Texas City / Galveston   Chambers, Galveston H 17 Jan 13, 1931 - Jan 10, 1933 42nd   Democrat Texas City / Galveston   Chambers, Galveston H 17 Jan 8, 1929 - Jan 13, 1931 41st   Democrat Texas City / Galveston   Chambers, Galveston   Biographical Notes and Resources top Selected Newspaper articles Biographical Sketches Photo and biographical sketch, Helen Edmunds Moore, pp. 89-91. Laura Burleson Negley and Helen Moore were first two women to serve in the Texas Legislature at the same time. Capitol Women: Texas Female Legislators, 1923-1999, 2000. MOORE, HELEN EDMUNDS (1881-1968). Handbook of Texas Online. Photographs Photograph. Mrs. Helen Moore, 44th Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Mrs. Helen Moore, 42nd Legislature, State Preservation Board Photograph. Mrs. Helen Moore, 41st Legislature, State Preservation Board Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol 41st session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board. 42nd session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board. 44th session composite photo of House members (3rd floor back hall, east wall. 3W.C1). State Preservation Board. Committee Informationtop 44th R.S. - 1935 Appropriations   Penitentiaries   Public Health   State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions (Chair)  State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions Subcommittee on State Institutions for Insane, Special (Chair)  42nd R.S. - 1931 Appropriations   Education   Public Health   State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions (Chair)  41st R.S. - 1929 Education   Inspect Insane Hospitals (Chair)  Meridian College   Public Health   State Eleemosynary and Reformatory Institutions (Vice Chair)

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