Mildred Barber Abel

Mildred Barber Abel (born Mildred Mary Francis Barber; January 9, 1902 – September 29, 1976) was an American progressive politician, and one of the first class of female members of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Her father, Joseph L. Barber, was also a member of the Wisconsin Legislature.

[1] Her father, Joseph L. Barber, was a member of the Assembly as well as the Wisconsin State Senate.

They had one son together in addition to a daughter from Otto Abel's first marriage.

They were the first women elected to the state legislature in the history of Wisconsin.