Veronica Grace Boland (née Barrett; March 18, 1899 – June 19, 1982) was the first woman from Pennsylvania to serve in the United States Congress.

A Democrat, she served in the U.S. House of Representatives during the 77th Session of Congress.

Urged by leaders of the Democratic Party to fill her husband's seat, she ran unopposed and won the seat on November 3 of that year, during the first congressional elections to be held following America's entry into World War II.

[11][12] Sworn in on November 19, 1942, she represented Pennsylvania's 11th District[13] only until Congress adjourned its 77th session on December 16, 1942, choosing to retire rather than become a candidate for reelection in 1942.

[14][15] After returning to Scranton, she worked as an executive secretary for the Dutch Manufacturing Company, but retired from that position in 1957 when health issues required that she undergo eye surgery.