Frances Anne Hughes ("Francie") Glendening (born 1951) is a former

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. She was married to former

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Parris Glendening Parris Nelson Glendening (born June 11, 1942) is an American politician and academic who served as the 59th Governor of Maryland from January 18, 1995, to January 15, 2003. Previously, he was the County Executive of Prince George's County, Mary ...

, whom she divorced while he was governor. As first lady, Glendening promoted the history of the state's accomplished women, and opened Maryland's official gubernatorial home,

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to the public. She wrote an introductory letter to ''Maryland Women Who Dare'', a packet released in 2000 about women's accomplishments in Maryland.https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED449105.pdf Glendening's official portrait, painted by

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, was unveiled on June 24, 2004.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Glendening, Francis Hughes Living people First ladies and gentlemen of Maryland University of Maryland, College Park alumni Columbus School of Law alumni Women in Maryland politics 1951 births People from University Park, Maryland 21st-century American women