Frances Webb "Sister" Strong (January 11, 1931 – November 14, 2024) was an American politician in the state of

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. She was the second woman to serve in the Alabama Senate, after

Ann Bedsole Ann Smith Bedsole (born Margaret Anna Smith; January 7, 1930) is an American politician, businesswoman, community activist, and philanthropist. She was the first Republican woman to serve in the Alabama House of Representatives and the first wom ...

. She served as a

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representing the 22nd district. Strong was born and raised in

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, the daughter of Mem Creagh Webb and Frances Coleman Webb. Her great-grandfather was the founder of John C. Webb & Sons, a cotton merchandising business. She received the nickname "sister" as the younger of two sisters in her family. A teacher, she also served on the State Elections Commission and Alabama State Democratic Executive Committee prior to her election in 1983. She was married to Gilbert Burke Strong and had five daughters. Strong died on November 14, 2024, at the age of 93.

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