Verna Manders

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Verna Manders (April 10, 1920 – April 1, 2010) was an American legislator, saleswoman, and receptionist.[http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/jsonline/obituary.aspx?n=verna-m-manders-mandli&pid=141420340#fbLoggedOut Verna Manders-Mandli-obituary]

Born in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Manders worked as a saleswoman, receptionist, factory worker, crossing guard. In 1967, Manders was elected in a special election, to the Wisconsin State Assembly, to succeed her husband Adrian Manders, who died in office.{{cite news|title=Assemblyman's Widow is Winner |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2185793/verna_manders_19202010/|newspaper=The La Crosse Tribune|date=September 13, 1967|page=3|via = Newspapers.com|accessdate = April 11, 2015 }} {{Open access}} Manders was elected as a Democrat from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Manders died in Milwaukee.[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary/index.asp?action=view&term_id=1852&keyword=manders Verna Manders, Wisconsin Historical Society][http://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2009/related/enrolled/ajr132.pdf Verna Manders-Mandli]