Laura A. Brown
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| Born | Laura Penn (1874-11-08)November 8, 1874
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
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| Died | 1924 |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | first African-American to run for state legislature in Pennsylvania |
Laura A. Brown (née Penn; 1874–1924) was an American activist and local politician.[1] She was the first African-American to run for the state legislature in Pennsylvania.[2]
Brown was born Laura Penn on November 8, 1874, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. She married George Brown at a young age. They lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and had one daughter.[1]
Brown was an active member of the Pennsylvania Federation of Colored Women's Clubs and her church choir.[1]
During World War I, Brown led a war savings stamp campaign that allowed individual citizens to help fund the U.S. war effort.[2] Later, during Warren G. Harding's presidential campaign, Brown became a member of the executive board of the Republican Women's Committee of Allegheny County and the Republican Council of Women of the City-County Federation of Allegheny.[1][2]
In 1922, Brown became the first African-American to run for state legislature in Pennsylvania as a candidate for the First District in Allegheny County. She did not win election.[2]
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