Helen Binney Kitchel (September 9, 1890 - February 11, 1990) was an American politician. She is best known for her fight against billboards.[1] She was elected in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1931 to 1939. She was the first woman in Connecticut to have a bill named after her.
Kitchel was born on September 9, 1890, in Old Greenwich to parents Edwin Binney and Alice Stead Binney.[2] She attended the Catherine Aiken School in Stamford. She married Allan Farrand Kitchel 1909.[3]
Helen Binney Kitchel Natural Park was named after her,[citation needed] as is a holly grove at Greenwich Point beach.[4] In 1961 Kitchel gave the state of Connecticut a tract of land that forms what is now called Algonquin State Forest.[5]
helen, binney, kitchel, september, 1890, february, 1990, american, politician, best, known, fight, against, billboards, elected, connecticut, house, representatives, from, 1931, 1939, first, woman, connecticut, have, bill, named, after, kitchel, born, septembe. Helen Binney Kitchel September 9 1890 February 11 1990 was an American politician She is best known for her fight against billboards 1 She was elected in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1931 to 1939 She was the first woman in Connecticut to have a bill named after her Kitchel was born on September 9 1890 in Old Greenwich to parents Edwin Binney and Alice Stead Binney 2 She attended the Catherine Aiken School in Stamford She married Allan Farrand Kitchel 1909 3 Helen Binney Kitchel Natural Park was named after her citation needed as is a holly grove at Greenwich Point beach 4 In 1961 Kitchel gave the state of Connecticut a tract of land that forms what is now called Algonquin State Forest 5 References edit The World of Helen Binney Kitchel Woodside Chris December 15 2015 Helen Binney Kitchel Chris Woodside chriswoodside com Retrieved 2022 04 03 Kitchel Family visits Pan American Exposition in 1901 Greenwich Historical Society 2020 04 13 Retrieved 2021 10 16 Franco Chris March 15 2020 Trailblazing Women of Greenwich Point Greenwich Sentinel Retrieved 2022 04 03 Mrs Kitchel gives state 500 acre tract Hartford Courant 1961 07 06 p 7 Retrieved 2022 04 29 External links editHelen Binney Kitchel Oral History nbsp This article about a Connecticut politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Helen Binney Kitchel amp oldid 1085363583, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
