Jeanette Lillian (nee-Fichman) Reibman was an American Lawyer and politician who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 18th district from 1969 to 1994. She also served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the Northampton County district from 1955 to 1965. Jeanette was one of only two women (along with Lisa Boscola) to have been elected to the Senate for Lehigh and Northampton counties as of 2015. She worked in Washington D.C. as an attorney for the United States War Department from 1940 to 1942 and the U.S. War Production Board from 1944 to 1946.
Jeanette and Nathan were married in 1943. In 1954 she was elected to the Easton Area School Board. An administration building on the campus of East Stroudsburg University was named in her honor in 1972 and an early childhood learning center on the campus of Northampton Community College in 1992.
Jeanette and Nathan were married in 1943. In 1954 she was elected to the Easton Area School Board. An administration building on the campus of East Stroudsburg University was named in her honor in 1972 and an early childhood learning center on the campus of Northampton Community College in 1992.
Jeanette Lillian (nee-Fichman) Reibman was an American Lawyer and politician who served as a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate for the 18th district from 1969 to 1994. She also served in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the Northampton County district from 1955 to 1965. Jeanette was one of only two women (along with Lisa Boscola) to have been elected to the Senate for Lehigh and Northampton counties as of 2015. She worked in Washington D.C. as an attorney for the United States War Department from 1940 to 1942 and the U.S. War Production Board from 1944 to 1946.
Jeanette and Nathan were married in 1943. In 1954 she was elected to the Easton Area School Board. An administration building on the campus of East Stroudsburg University was named in her honor in 1972 and an early childhood learning center on the campus of Northampton Community College in 1992.
Jeanette and Nathan were married in 1943. In 1954 she was elected to the Easton Area School Board. An administration building on the campus of East Stroudsburg University was named in her honor in 1972 and an early childhood learning center on the campus of Northampton Community College in 1992.
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