Rose Long

Background

Long was born in Greensburg, Indiana.

Career

She was Louisiana"s first female senator Rose and Huey were married in 1913. After Huey"s death in 1935, Rose was appointed to serve in the United States Senate.

Because Hattie Caraway was already serving in the Senate at the time of Rose"s election, it represented the first time that two women served simultaneously in that body.

She was the mother of Senator Russell B. Long as well as Rose Lolita Long McFarland of Boulder, Colorado, and Palmer Reid Long of Shreveport, Louisiana. She was portrayed in the television movie Kingfish: A Story of Huey Long by Ann Dowd.

Six others were honored as well, including her son"s press-secretary, Robert "Bob" Mann.

Achievements

• She met Huey Long after she won a cake baking contest that he had organized. Rose won a special election on April 21, 1936, to serve the remaining months of her husband"s term, but she declined to run for re-election to a six-year term in November 1936.