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March 4, 1933

Congresswoman Ruth Bryan Owen c. 1935 (HistoryMiami)
- Congresswoman Ruth Bryan Owen c. 1935 (HistoryMiami)

March 4, 1933

Former U.S. Congresswoman Ruth Bryan Owen, a longtime resident of Miami, becomes the first woman appointed as a U.S. ambassador when President Roosevelt selects her as Ambassador to Denmark and Iceland.