Sara Crawford Maschal

Sara Crawford Maschal was an American politician who was elected to the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1938 as a Republican.

Maschal was the second child of John and Sara Crawford.[1] The younger Sara was known as Sally and married Webster Maschal.[2] She and her sisters Janet and Susan all attended Connecticut College, with Maschal graduating in 1925.[1][3]

Maschal was a member of the Republican Party. Upon winning election in 1938, Maschal became the first woman to represent Norwalk in the Connecticut House of Representatives. Maschal and her mother were the first mother and daughter to have both served in the Connecticut General Assembly.[4]

By 1967, Maschal and her husband moved to Laguna Hills, California.[5] By 1983, Maschal had died.[6]

References
  1. "The Secretary of State" (PDF). Connecticut College Alumnae News. 16 (1). 1938. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  2. "Class notes: 1925". Connecticut College Alumnae News. June 1961. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  3. "Four Sisters of Alumnae In Class of 1933". Connecticut College Alumnae News. 7 (1). November 1929. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  4. "Votes for A Woman: Sara Buek Crawford". Connecticut History. 15 June 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  5. "Class notes: 1925". Connecticut College Alumnae News. August 1967. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
  6. "Class notes: In memoriam". Connecticut College Alumni Magazine. 1983. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
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