Dorothy H. Rose
Dorothy H. Rose (September 21, 1920 – July 8, 2005) was an American politician from New York.
Life[edit]
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.[1]
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.[2]
She died on July 8, 2005, in Mercy Hospital in Buffalo, New York, after a stroke.[3]
Sources[edit]
- ^ New York Red Book (1965–1966; pg. 209)
- ^ Avote for Dorothy ROSE... (paid ad) in the Hamburg Sun, of Hamburg, in 1968 [with photos]
- ^ DOROTHY ROSE, ASSEMBLYWOMAN, TEACHER, LIBRARIAN; SEPT. 21, 1920 – JULY 8, 2005 transcribed from The Buffalo News on July 12, 2005
- 1920 births
- 2005 deaths
- Politicians from Buffalo, New York
- Democratic Party members of the New York State Assembly
- Women state legislators in New York (state)
- State University of New York at Geneseo alumni
- D'Youville University alumni
- 20th-century American legislators
- 20th-century American women politicians
- 21st-century American women