Kathleen S. Connell

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Kathleen S. Connell

Secretary of State of Rhode Island
In office 1987–1993
Governor	Edward D. DiPrete
Preceded by	Susan Farmer
Succeeded by	Barbara Leonard

Personal details
Born	(1937-05-24) May 24, 1937 (age 87)
Political party	Democratic

Kathleen Sullivan Connell (born May 24, 1937) is an American former politician from the state of Rhode Island. She was the Secretary of State of Rhode Island between 1987 and 1993.

Early life

Connell was born on May 24, 1937, in Newport, Rhode Island. Her parents were Laurence Sullivan and Margaret Sullivan (née Brynes).^[1] She attended St. Mary’s School and St. Catherine Academy.^[2] She received a bachelors of science degree in nursing from Salve Regina College in 1958, graduating magna cum laude.^[1]^[2] She completed graduate studies at Boston College, the University of Rhode Island and Rhode Island College. She married Gerald Connell in 1960 and the couple had three children: Laurence, Margaret and Kathleen.^[1] Connell worked as a registered nurse from 1970 to 1986.^[1]

Political career

Connell was a delegate at the 1984 Democratic National Convention and the following year, she was appointed to the Democratic National Committee and became a member of the Women's Democratic Caucus.^[1] She started her political career as a member of the Middletown, Rhode Island school committee, where she served for 13 years, and the Middletown town council.^{[citation needed]} She served one term in the Rhode Island Senate in the 48th district, being elected in 1983 and serving until 1984, before running for Secretary of State.^[3]

She was the Secretary of State of Rhode Island between 1987 and 1993.^[4] During her State Office position, one of her most noteworthy achievements was saving historical records in the Rhode Island state capitol's basement.^{[citation needed]} After leaving office, she worked as the Rhode Island Director of AARP.^[5] Connell was inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame in 2010, and is a 2013 recipient of the Isabelle Ahearn O'Neill Award.^[2]^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Dolling, Yolanda, ed. (1991). Who's who of women in world politics (1st ed.). London: Bowker-Saur. p. 52. ISBN 0-86291-627-5. OCLC 24380132.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame: Kathleen S. Connell, Inducted 2010". Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2020-02-03. Retrieved 2020-02-03.
^ "Women in the Rhode Island General Assembly". Archived from the original on October 7, 2009. Retrieved December 24, 2007.
^ "Secretaries of State: 1640 - Present". Retrieved 2007-12-24.
^ Thomas, Nancy (2021-03-04). "Kathleen Connell to retire from AARP Rhode Island". RINewsToday.com. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
^ GoLocalProv Features Team. "Women Holding Office Honorees". GoLocalProv Politics. Retrieved 21 July 2016.

External links

Guide to Office of the Secretary of State Kathleen S. Connell records from the Rhode Island State Archives

Party political offices
Preceded by Matt Brown	Democratic nominee for Secretary of State of Rhode Island 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992	Succeeded by James Langevin
Political offices
Preceded by Susan Farmer	Secretary of State of Rhode Island 1987–1993	Succeeded by Barbara Leonard

Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame Women Inductees

1960s

1966	Glenna Collett Vare
1967	Eileen Farrell Ruth Hussey
1968	E. Doris Brennan Paula Deubel Carole Garnett-Wheeler Clara LaMore Janet Moreau Albina Osipowich Lois Ann Testa
1969	JoAnne Carner June Rockwell Levy Mary Tucker Thorp

1970s

1970	Jean Madeira
1971	Ruth Buzzi Ida Silverman
1972	Margaret F. Ackroyd
1975	Catherine S. Robinson
1977	Gertrude Meth Hochberg Matilda Sissieretta Joyner Jones
1978	Antoinette Downing Frances G. Knight Princess Red Wing

1980s

1980	Diane L. Coutu Florence K. Murray
1981	Anna Tucker Katherine Urquhart Warren
1982	Eleanor Slater
1983	Katharine Gibbs
1985	Olive F. Wiley
1986	Eleanor M. McMahon
1987	Sister Mary Bernard Sister Eileen Murphy
1988	Marion F. Avarista

1990s

1990	Ade Bethune
1991	Gladys Williams Brayton
1992	Mary P. Brennan Nancy A. J. Potter
1993	Mary Crowley Mulvey
1994	Lizzie Murphy Barbara-Jeanne Seabury
1996	Helen A. Bert Catherine Tilley Hammett Helen Adelia Rowe Metcalf Arlene Violet
1997	Mary Dyer Sylvia Hassenfeld Anne Hutchinson Margaret Langdon-Kelly Maria Spacagna
1998	Helen Metcalf Danforth Ann Smith Franklin Sarah Updike Goddard
1999	Beatrice Oenslager Chace

2000s

2000	Doris Holloway Abels
2001	Prudence Crandall Doris Duke Mary Elizabeth Sharpe Harriet Ware
2002	Elizabeth Buffum Chace Leona McElroy Kelly Mary Francis Xavier Warde Catharine R. Williams
2003	Christiana Carteaux Bannister Paulina Kellogg Wright Davis Julia Ward Howe Victoria Lederberg
2004	Sara DeCosta-Hayes Lynne Jewell Helen Johns Katie King-Crowley Frances Harriet Whipple Green McDougall Harriet Metcalf Aileen Riggin Lila Sapinsley Sarah Helen Whitman
2005	Sarah Elizabeth Doyle Norma Ann Garnett Ida Lewis Alice A. Sullivan
2006	Therese Antone Nancy Gewirtz Barbara H. Roberts
2007	Anna Garlin Spencer Mary Emma Woolley
2008	Maud Howe Elliott Marjorie Joy Vogel
2009	Annie Smith Peck

2010s

2010	Kathleen S. Connell Susan Farmer Caroline Hazard
2011	Jane Stuart
2012	Karen Adams Eileen Slocum Mary C. Wheeler
2013	Wilma Briggs Billie Ann Burrill Martha McSally Lucy Rawlings Tootell
2014	Catherine O'Reilly Collette Isabelle Ahearn O'Neill Abby Aldrich Rockefeller
2015	Noreen Stonor Drexel Gertrude I. Johnson Margaret McKenna Mary T. Wales
2016	Pauline Maier Patricia R. Recupero Betty R. Vohr
2017	Sarah J. Eddy Marie Rode Ferron Louisa Sharpe Metcalf
2018	Holly Patrice Wood
2019	Sister Mary Reilly Rose E. Weaver

2020s

2020	Sara MacCormack Algeo Roberta Dunbar Bertha G. Higgins Maria Kindberg Ingeborg Kindstedt Sophia R. Little Fanny Purdy Palmer Anna W. Spenser Lillie Buffum Chace Wyman

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