Caroline
O'Day was born in Perry, Houston County, on 22nd June, 1875. After
graduating from the Lucy Cobb Institute she studied art in France
(Paris) and Germany (Munich).
A
member of the Democratic Party, O'Day
was commissioner of the New York State board of social welfare (1923-1934).
She was elected to Congress in November, 1934, and over the next few
years she played a leading role in the campaign to free Tom
Mooney and
Warren Billings.
Caroline
O'Day, who served in Congress until January, 1943, died in Rye, New
York, on 4th January, 1943.
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