Dorothy H. Rose
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Dorothy H. Rose (September 21, 1920 – July 8, 2005) was an American politician from New York.
Life
She was born Dorothy Zdarsky on September 21, 1920, in Buffalo, New York. She attended East High School. She graduated B.A. from D'Youville College, and B.Sc. in library science from Geneseo State Teachers College. Then, alternatively, she taught English at several high schools and colleges, or worked as a librarian at several libraries. She married Thomas A. Rose (died 1959), a newspaper editor and publisher. She also entered politics as a Democrat.[https://books.google.com/books?id=CfpWAAAAYAAJ&q=red+book+dorothy+h+rose++thomas New York Red Book] (1965–1966; pg. 209)
Dorothy H. Rose was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1965 to 1968, sitting in the 175th, 176th and 177th New York State Legislatures.[http://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%2023/Hamburg%20NY%20Sun/Hamburg%20NY%20Sun%201967-1969%20Grayscale/Hamburg%20NY%20Sun%201967-1969%20Grayscale%20-%201199.pdf Avote for Dorothy ROSE...] (paid ad) in the Hamburg Sun, of Hamburg, in 1968 [with photos]
She died on July 8, 2005, in Mercy Hospital in Buffalo, New York, after a stroke.[https://web.archive.org/web/20150328174120/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-22798927.html DOROTHY ROSE, ASSEMBLYWOMAN, TEACHER, LIBRARIAN; SEPT. 21, 1920 – JULY 8, 2005] transcribed from The Buffalo News on July 12, 2005
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Category:Politicians from Buffalo, New York
Category:Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
Category:Women state legislators in New York (state)
Category:State University of New York at Geneseo alumni
Category:D'Youville University alumni
Category:20th-century American women politicians
Category:21st-century American women
Category:20th-century members of the New York State Legislature