L. Helen Rankin (born September 12, 1936) is a former member of the

Ohio House of Representatives The Ohio House of Representatives is the lower house of the Ohio General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio; the other house of the bicameral legislature being the Ohio Senate. The House of Representatives first met in ...

. She was the first African-American woman to serve in the Ohio House of Representatives. In February 2013, Rankin was recognized by the Cincinnati City Council as a prominent local African American.

External links

Profile on the Ohio Ladies' Gallery website

References

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