Background
Allen was born on June 13, 1921 in Cambridge, Wisconsin.
Allen was born on June 13, 1921 in Cambridge, Wisconsin.
University of Wisconsin–Madison.
She would graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Her first husband, David, was Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly. After his death, she was re-married to Malcolm V. Allen.
She was the first Wisconsin woman to be elected via a special election.
Allen was later re-elected in 1964, 1966 and 1968. She is a Republican.