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U.S. Senate passes bill to name Baraga post office after Cora Reynolds Anderson

by WZMQ 19 News
September 21, 2022
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Senate has passed legislation authored by U.S. Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, and Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) to designate the post office located at 404 US-41 North in Baraga County, Michigan as the “Cora Reynolds Anderson Post Office”.

Cora Reynolds Anderson, a member of the Ojibwa tribe, was the first woman elected to the Michigan House of Representatives and represented parts of Baraga County. She was also the first Native American woman elected to serve in any state legislature. The legislation now heads to the House of Representatives for consideration.

“Cora Reynolds Anderson was a trailblazer who served as the first Native American woman in any state legislature, and worked tirelessly to improve lives all across the Upper Peninsula,” said Senator Peters. “This legislation will help honor her life and legacy as a dedicated educator and public health advocate, and I urge my colleagues in the House to pass it as soon as possible.”

“Cora Reynolds Anderson is such an important part of Michigan’s history. As the first woman elected to the Michigan House of Representatives – and the first Native American woman to serve in any state legislature – she paved the way for so many women, including me, to hold public office. Naming this post office in the county she represented after her is one special way that Michiganders can honor and remember her for generations to come,” said Senator Stabenow. 

Core Reynolds Anderson painting in the Anderson House Office Building in Lansing

Cora Reynolds Anderson was born in L’Anse, Michigan in 1882. She was first elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 1925 where she represented Baraga, Iron, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon Counties. While serving in Michigan’s Legislature, she chaired the Industrial Home for Girls Committee and served on the Committees for Agriculture, Insurance, and the Northern State Normal School. Her work included fighting to recognize Native American fishing rights, and combatting the alcoholism and tuberculosis epidemics. In 2001, she was inducted into the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame for her contributions to society.

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