THE VFA PIONEER HISTORIES PROJECT
Ernestine Viola Glossbrenner
November 1, 1932 – May 20, 2012
“Whoever Said Most Battles Go to Those Who Show Up and Stay ’til the End, Was Right.”
Educator and Texas politician. Represented District 58 from 1977 to 1983 and District 44 from 1983 to 1993 in the Texas House of Representatives. BA in Chemistry from the University of Texas at Austin and a Master’s in Mathematics from Texas A & I. Helped bring the first true secret ballot voting to Texas, removing the requirement for voters to sign their ballots. Contributed to legislation on worker safety and was known as an important advocate for public education, serving as head of the Public Education Committee. Founding member of the Texas Women’s Political Caucus and served as president of the Texas chapter of the National Women’s Political Caucus. Served on the Texas Ethics Commission in 2001. Named Woman of the Year by the Texas Women’s Political Caucus.
More About Ernestine:
- Obituary
- Archives
- Ernestine’s remarks from Veteran Feminists of America event, Pursuing Women’s Rights at Home and Abroad, March 19, 2010
- Oral Interview with Ernestine Glossbrenner, May 1987, Southern Women Legislators Collection, Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries