  frances payne bolton (march 29, 1885 â march 9, 1977), born frances p. bingham, was a republican politician from ohio. she served in the united states house of representatives. she was the first woman elected to congress from ohio.rep. frances p. bolton dies, march 9, 1977 - andrew glass - politico.com in the late 1930s bolton took an isolationist position on foreign policy, opposing the selective service act (the draft) in 1940, and opposing lend-lease in 1941. during the war she called for desegregation of the military nursing units, which were all-white and all-female. in 1947 she sponsored a long-range bill for nursing education, but it did not pass. when the draft was resumed after the war, bolton strongly advocated the conscription of women. pointing to their prominent role during the war, she said it was vitally important that women can it continue to play these essential roles. she saw no threat to marriage, and argued that women in military service would develop their character and skills, thus enhancing their role in the family. as a member of the house foreign affairs committee, bolton strongly supported the united nations, especially unicef, and strongly supported the independence of african colonies. eleonora w. schoenebaum,ed. political profiles: the truman years (1978) pp 43-44 ==life and career== born in cleveland, ohio, bolton was the granddaughter of wealthy oilman henry b. payne. active in public health, nursing education and other social service, education, and philanthropic work, she succeeded her husband, chester c. bolton, in office a few months after his death in 1939. upon election to the remainder of her late husband's term, bolton refused the customary widow's allowance comprising the remainder of the salary her late husband would have collected had he served out his term. she represented the 22nd district, once the most populous house district in ohio, mostly consisting of cleveland's eastern suburbs. bolton served an additional fourteen terms, serving alongside her son, oliver p. bolton, for three of those terms.[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=b000607 bolton, frances payne - biographical in
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