Background
She was the daughter of Albert H. Gillette (born 1839) and Mary P. (Jewett) Gillette (born 1851).
She was the daughter of Albert H. Gillette (born 1839) and Mary P. (Jewett) Gillette (born 1851).
She studied medicine at the New York Medical College and Hospital for Women, was licensed in 1899, and began the practice of medicine in 1900 in Schenectady.
She was the first woman elected to the Assembly in upstate New New York In November 1920, she was defeated for re-election, and continued the practice of medicine in Schenectady until 1959. She died on June 26, 1965, at her home at 254 Union Street in Schenectady, New New York
And was buried at the Granby Cemetery in Granby, Connecticut.
She voted against the expulsion of the five Socialist members.
Gillette was a member of the New York State Assembly (Schenectady Company, 2nd Doctorate) in 1920.