Beulah Rebecca Hooks Hannah Tingley ( August 24 , 1893 &ndash; April 7 , 1986 ) was born in Clermont , Florida . She was the daughter of Thomas Jefferson Hooks , who served in the Florida Legislature Clermont , FL from 1893 to 1895 . Tingley was a member of the Democratic National Committee and Chair of the Democratic Party of Florida and a member of the National Committee . She championed women 's causes throughout her life . She seconded the nomination of Franklin Delano Roosevelt at the 1944 Democratic National Convention , becoming the first woman to address a Democratic National Convention . She was an activist and it was said , " She had a loud clear voice and wore broad brimmed hats that created a presence on the campaign trail . " She was a confidant of the late Claude Pepper
1944 Democratic National Convention
1944 Democratic National Convention
Beulah Rebecca Hooks Hannah Tingley