Joanne Bruer, retired professor of history, presents the story of Lurleen Wallace. Lurleen was the wife of Governor George Wallace and succeeded him after he had fulfilled his second term.
The Alabama Constitution did not allow more than two consecutive terms. However, he ran again after her death. Lurleen was Alabama’s first woman Governor, serving from January of 1967 until 1968, when she died.
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