Eva Bowring (née Kelly; January 9, 1892January 8, 1985) was a

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from

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. Bowring was born in

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. In 1928, she married Arthur Bowring. They made their home at the Bowring Ranch near Merriman in

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.History, Art & Archives-United States House of Representatives-Eva Kelly Bowring
/ref> Bowring was active in Republican politics in Nebraska. She was appointed to the

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by Governor Robert B. Crosby to fill the vacancy caused by the death of

Dwight Griswold Dwight Palmer Griswold (November 27, 1893April 12, 1954) was an American publisher and politician from the U.S. state of Nebraska. He served as the 25th governor of Nebraska from 1941 to 1947, and in the United States Senate from 1952 until his ...

, making her the first woman to represent Nebraska in the Senate. She served from April 16, 1954, to November 7, 1954. Bowring was the fourth of six Senators to serve during the fifteenth Senate term for Nebraska's Class 2 seat, from January 3, 1949, to January 3, 1955. After her service in the Senate, Bowring continued ranching near Merriman. She served part-time on the Board of Parole of the

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from 1956 to 1964. She died in 1985, only one day before her 93rd birthday. After her death, Bowring Ranch was donated to the

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, becoming Bowring Ranch State Historical Park.

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