DORIS ALLEN

(Doris Jean Allen)


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Doris Allen

Do I let a group of power-mongering men with short penises tell me what to do?
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Allen was the first female speaker of the California Assembly. Some of her Republican colleagues started a recall petition against her when they objected to her bipartisan approach.

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  • Born: May 26, 1936
  • Died: September 22, 1999
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Doris Jean Allen served in the California Assembly from 1982 to 1995, representing part of Orange County, and as Speaker of that body from June 5 to September 14, 1995, before being recalled from office. She was the first woman to be elected to that office.