Modesto - Miss Esto Broughton, 66, one of the first women elected to the state Assembly, died here yesterday.
She was elected to the Assembly from Stanislaus county in 1918, three years after her graduation from the University of California. She was graduated from California's law school in 1916.
During her four consecutive terms of assembly service, she introduced the Broughton-Bennett bill for the use of hydroelectric power. It allowed irrigation districts to develop power in connection with irrigation projects.
She was the first secretary of the Stanislaus County Bar association. From 1928 to 1931, she was publicity director of the Pasadena Playhouse.
She taught at the University of Hawaii in 1935.
Santa Cruz Sentinel, November 21, 1956.
She was elected to the Assembly from Stanislaus county in 1918, three years after her graduation from the University of California. She was graduated from California's law school in 1916.
During her four consecutive terms of assembly service, she introduced the Broughton-Bennett bill for the use of hydroelectric power. It allowed irrigation districts to develop power in connection with irrigation projects.
She was the first secretary of the Stanislaus County Bar association. From 1928 to 1931, she was publicity director of the Pasadena Playhouse.
She taught at the University of Hawaii in 1935.
Santa Cruz Sentinel, November 21, 1956.
Modesto - Miss Esto Broughton, 66, one of the first women elected to the state Assembly, died here yesterday.
She was elected to the Assembly from Stanislaus county in 1918, three years after her graduation from the University of California. She was graduated from California's law school in 1916.
During her four consecutive terms of assembly service, she introduced the Broughton-Bennett bill for the use of hydroelectric power. It allowed irrigation districts to develop power in connection with irrigation projects.
She was the first secretary of the Stanislaus County Bar association. From 1928 to 1931, she was publicity director of the Pasadena Playhouse.
She taught at the University of Hawaii in 1935.
Santa Cruz Sentinel, November 21, 1956.
She was elected to the Assembly from Stanislaus county in 1918, three years after her graduation from the University of California. She was graduated from California's law school in 1916.
During her four consecutive terms of assembly service, she introduced the Broughton-Bennett bill for the use of hydroelectric power. It allowed irrigation districts to develop power in connection with irrigation projects.
She was the first secretary of the Stanislaus County Bar association. From 1928 to 1931, she was publicity director of the Pasadena Playhouse.
She taught at the University of Hawaii in 1935.
Santa Cruz Sentinel, November 21, 1956.
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