Missouri’s First Female Senator Jean Carnahan Passes Away at 90

The former U.S. Senator died after a brief illness, according to her family.
Missouri’s First Female Senator Jean Carnahan Passes Away at 90
Senator Jean Carnahan (D-MO.) says farewell to supporters in St. Louis, Miss., on Nov. 6, 2002. Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images
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Jean Carnahan, the first woman to represent Missouri in the U.S. Senate after being appointed to fill the seat vacant by her husband’s death in 2000, has died at the age of 90.

Ms. Carnahan passed away at a hospital in St. Louis after a brief illness, according to a statement released by her family on Tuesday. It is unclear what caused her death.

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