Background
Abel was born on January 9, 1902 in Greenwood, Wisconsin. Her father, Doctor Joseph Barber, was a member of the Assembly as well as the Wisconsin State Senate.
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Mildred Abel
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Career
They would have one son together in addition to a daughter from Otto Abel"s first marriage. She died on September 29, 1976 and is buried in Wausau, Wisconsin. Abel was elected to the Assembly in 1925.
She was one of three women who were elected to the Assembly that year.
They were the first women elected to the state legislature in the history of Wisconsin.
Membership
She was a member of the Progressive Party.
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Political Party
Progressive Party