FARGO, N.D. - Jocelyn Burdick, who became the first woman to represent North Dakota in the U.S. Senate when she briefly filled the seat vacated by her late husband, has died. Burdick died Thursday night at a care facility in Fargo, her son, Cass County State’s Attorney Birch Burdick, told The Associated Press. Burdick was a founding member of Democratic Women Plus and a strong supporter of women’s rights. She married Quentin Burdick July 7, 1960, just a week after he won a special election to the U.S. Senate. She met Quentin Burdick in 1952, in a League of Women voters’ debate.

Source: thestar December 28, 2019 00:45 UTC