Background
Frederick, Virginia Fiester was born on December 24, 1916 in Rock Island, Illinois, United States. Daughter of John Henry and Myrtle (Montgomery) Heise.
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Virginia Fiester Frederick
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Virginia Fiester Frederick, American state legislator. member Illinois House of Representatives, Springfield, 1979-1995, assistant minority leader, 1990-1995. Alderman, first ward Lake Forest, 1974-1978; member Illinois Commision on Status of Women subcommittee pensions and employment, 1976-1979; Member League of Women Voters (local president 1958-1960, state director 1969-1975.
Education
Bachelor, University Iowa, 1938. Postgraduate, Lake Forest College, 1943. Doctor of Laws, Lake Forest College, 1994.
Master of Library Science, Lake Forest College, 1999.
Career
; children— Sheryl Fiester Ross, Alan R., James Doctorate. Married Kenneth Jacob Frederick, 1978. Free-lance fashion designer, Lake Forest, Illinois, 1952-1978.
President Mid American China Exchange, Kenilworth, Illinois, 1978-1981. Member Illinois House of Representatives, Springfield, 1979-1995, assistant minority leader, 1990-1995.
Alderman, first ward Lake Forest, 1974-1978.
Delegate World Food Conference, Rome, 1974. Member Illinois Commision on Status of Women subcommittee pensions and employment, 1976-1979. Company-chairman Conference Women Legislators, 1982-1985.
Board of trustees Lake Forest College, 1995.
City supervisor City of Lake Forest, Illinois, 1995-1998. Board directors Lake Forest Symphony Guild, 1998.
Named Chicago AreaWoman of Achievement, International Organisation Women Executives, 1978.
Achievements
Membership
Alderman first ward, Lake Forest, 1974-1978. Delegate World Food Conference, Rome, 1974. Subcommittee pensions and employment Illinois Commission on Status of Women, 1976-1979.
Co-chair Conference Women Legislators, 1982-1985. Board directors Lake Forest College, 1995-1998, Lake Forest Symphony Guild. City supervisor City of Lake Forest, 1995-1998.
Member League of Women Voters (local president 1958-1960, state director 1969-1975, national committee 1975-1976), American Association of University Women (local president 1968-1970, state president 1975-1977, state director 1963-1969, national committee 1967-1969, Legislator of Year 1993), United Nations Association (board directors), Chicago Association Commerce and Industry (board directors).
Connections
Married C. Donnan Fiester (deceased 1975). Children: Sheryl Fiester Ross, Alan R., James D. Married Kenneth Jacob Frederick, 1978 (deceased).
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Religion
Methodist
Education
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1938
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1943
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1994
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1999
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Named Chicago Area Women of Achievement, International Organization Women Executives, 1978. Recipient Lottie Holman O'Neal award, 1980, Jane Addams award, 1982, Outstanding Legislator award Illinois Hospital Association, 1986, Veterans of Foreign Wars Service award, 1988, Joyce Fitzgerald Memorial award, 1988, Susan B. Anthony Legislator of Year award, 1989, Delta Kappa Gamma award, 1991, Outstanding Legislator award, 1995, Services for Srs. award, Illinois Department Aging, 1991, Ethics in Politics award, Republican Womens's Club, 1992, Woman of Achievement award Young Women’s Christian Association North Eastern Illinois, 1994, Illinois Women in Government award, 1994, Lifetime Achievement award Equip for Equality, 1999.Named Chicago Area Women of Achievement, International Organization Women Executives, 1978. Recipient Lottie Holman O'Neal award, 1980, Jane Addams award, 1982, Outstanding Legislator award Illinois Hospital Association, 1986, Veterans of Foreign Wars Service award, 1988, Joyce Fitzgerald Memorial award, 1988, Susan B. Anthony Legislator of Year award, 1989, Delta Kappa Gamma award, 1991, Outstanding Legislator award, 1995, Services for Srs. award, Illinois Department Aging, 1991, Ethics in Politics award, Republican Womens's Club, 1992, Woman of Achievement award Young Women’s Christian Association North Eastern Illinois, 1994, Illinois Women in Government award, 1994, Lifetime Achievement award Equip for Equality, 1999.