Sue Ramsey Johnston Ferguson (1897–1977) was a
North Carolina
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political figure.
Ferguson graduated from Woman's College (now
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
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) in 1918. She later received a master's degree from
Columbia University
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in New York. In 1934, she married Raymond S. Ferguson.
Ferguson served as a trustee of the
University of North Carolina
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and as a member of the
North Carolina State Board of Education
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. She served in the
North Carolina Senate
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for the 28th district from 1947 to 1949. While in the Senate she proposed the creation of a committee to investigate the North Carolina state school system, leading to the formation of the State Education Commission.
She was a member of
Delta Kappa Gamma
Delta Kappa Gamma () is a professional society for women educators.
History
The society was founded on May 11, 1929, at the Faculty Women’s Club at the University of Texas, Austin, Texas. The idea was conceived by Annie Webb Blanton, member of ...
.
References
Finding Aid for the Sue Ramsey Johnston Ferguson Papersat
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG or UNC Greensboro) is a public research university in Greensboro, North Carolina. It is part of the University of North Carolina system. UNCG, like all members of the UNC system, is a stand-al ...
Political Graveyard: Delta Kappa Gamma
Democratic Party North Carolina state senators
1897 births
1977 deaths
Women state legislators in North Carolina
20th-century American politicians
20th-century American women politicians
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