▁G loss br en ner ▁helped ▁bring ▁the ▁first ▁true ▁secret ▁ball ot ▁voting ▁to ▁Texas , ▁removing ▁the ▁requirement ▁for ▁vot ers ▁to ▁sign ▁their ▁ball ots . ▁She ▁also ▁contributed ▁to ▁legisl ation ▁on ▁worker ▁safety ▁and ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁an ▁important ▁advoc ate ▁for ▁public ▁education , ▁serving ▁as ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Public ▁Education ▁Committee . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Texas ▁Women ' s ▁Political ▁C au cus ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Texas ▁chapter ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Women ' s ▁Political ▁C au cus . ▁She ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁Texas ▁Eth ics ▁Commission ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁she ▁was ▁named ▁Woman ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁by ▁the ▁Texas ▁Women ' s ▁Political ▁C au cus . ▁She ▁received ▁the ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Al umn us ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Texas ▁at ▁Austin ▁and ▁the ▁Friend ▁of ▁Education ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁from ▁the ▁Texas ▁Class room ▁Te ach ers ▁Association . ▁G loss br en ner ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Texas ▁Women ' s ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁ ▁She ▁died ▁in ▁Cor pus ▁Christ i ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 9 . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 3 2 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 1 2 ▁death s ▁Category : E du c ators ▁from ▁Texas ▁Category : M embers ▁of