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3 unusual facts about Marie C. Jerge


Marie C. Jerge

Marie C. Jerge (born 1950s) was elected in 2002 to a six-year tem as bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America's (ELCA) Upstate New York Synod.

Jerge was born in Mineola, N.Y. She earned her bachelor of arts degree from Smith College, Northhampton, Mass., and a master of divinity degree from Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, one of eight ELCA seminaries.

Upstate New York Synod

Upstate New York Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is led by bishop Marie C. Jerge, and is a Companion Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zimbabwe, a partner synod with the Central/Southern Illinois Synod, and a Reconciling in Christ Synod.


Marie C. Brehm

Suffragette Marie Caroline Brehm (died January 21, 1926) was the first legally qualified female candidate to run for the vice-presidency of the United States, which she did in 1924 on the ticket of the Prohibition Party running with Herman P. Faris.

title=Prohibition Party Vice Presidential

The nominee was initially Dr. A.P. Gouthey, with Brehm in second, and William F. Varney in third.


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