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Eunice Viola "Ola" Babcock Miller (March 1, 1871 – January 25, 1937) was an American politician and the first female Iowa Secretary of State.
Born in Washington County, Iowa, Miller and her family moved to Washington, Iowa. She went to Iowa Wesleyan College. She taught in rural schools and then married Andrew Miller. Their daughter Ophelia (died in 1988) married George Gallup who started the Gallup Poll. Miller was elected Iowa Secretary of State in 1932 as a Democrat. While secretary of state in 1935, Miller started the Iowa Highway Safety Patrol. Miller died of pneumonia in Des Moines, Iowa.
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Eunice Viola "Ola" Babcock Miller was an American politician and the first female Iowa Secretary of State. Miller was elected Iowa Secretary of State in 1932 as a Democrat. Miller was one of the first four women to be inducted into the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame in 1975.
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March 1, 1871
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Iowa County, Iowa, United States
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1898 |
November 24, 1898
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Iowa, United States
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1907 |
October 29, 1907
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Washington, Washington County, IA, United States
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1937 |
January 25, 1937
Age 65
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Iowa Methodist Hospital, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States
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