May Austin Elizabeth Mann Jennings (April 25, 1872 – April 24,1963) was one of Florida's most powerful and influential women. She was a leader of organizations, both civic and philanthropic, and founder of the League of Women Voters of Florida. Her father, Austin Mann, was a state senator and later, when he ran for and was elected state representative she worked as his assistant. She was the First Lady of Florida as wife of Florida Governor William Sherman Jennings and is credited with having advanced his political career significantly through relationships gained while working for her father and through her many activities.
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1872
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1963 (aged 90)
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