Wikipedia's first sentence called it “member of the maryland house of delegates and maryland state senate”. Today it says “member of the maryland house of delegates”.
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The opening as it read in October 6, 2023
Rosalie Silber Abrams (June 2, 1916 – February 27, 2009 ) was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates (1967–70) and Maryland State Senate (1970-84). She was the first female and Jewish majority leader of the state Senate (1978–82). Appointed by Governor Harry Hughes , Abrams headed the Maryland Office on Aging (now Department of Aging) from 1983 until retiring in 1996. Abrams: State legislator who served 13 years in the Senate was a champion of health care reform and women's rights" . Maryland Women's Hall of Fame .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Rosalie Silber Abrams (June 2, 1916 — February 27, 2009 ) was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates and Maryland State Senate . She was the first female and Jewish majority leader of the state Senate. Abrams: State legislator who served 13 years in the Senate was a champion of health care reform and women's rights" .
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Rosalie Silber Abrams (June 2, 1916 — February 27, 2009 ) was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates (1967–70) and Maryland State Senate (1970-84). She was the first female and Jewish majority leader of the state Senate (1978–82). Harry Hughes , Abrams headed the Maryland Office on Aging (now Department of Aging) from 1983 until retiring in 1996. Abrams: State legislator who served 13 years in the Senate was a champion of health care reform and women's rights" .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
American politician (1916–2009) Rosalie Silber Abrams (June 2, 1916 – February 27, 2009 ) was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates (1967–70) and Maryland State Senate (1970–84). She was the first female and Jewish majority leader of the state Senate (1978–82). Appointed by Governor Harry Hughes , Abrams headed the Maryland Office on Aging (now Department of Aging) from 1983 until retiring in 1996. Abrams: State legislator who served 13 years in the Senate was a champion of health care reform and women's rights" . Maryland Women's Hall of Fame .
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member of the maryland house of delegates and maryland state senate
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member of the maryland house of delegates
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