Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/lindy-boggs-first-woman-to-chair-a-democratic-convention Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Story Transcript Lindy Boggs, 97, died over the weekend but during her lifetime she was a woman of firsts. The former Congresswoman was the first woman to be elected from Louisiana and the first woman to chair a Democratic Convention. She was also a mother of three, including former NewsHour congressional correspondent Cokie Roberts. Read the Full Transcript Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors. JUDY WOODRUFF: Before we go, a word about a woman of firsts who died over the weekend.Former congresswoman Lindy Boggs led an improbable life. Born Marie Corinne Morrison Claiborne, she raised on Louisiana sugar and cotton plantations. She married a young lawyer who became a Democratic powerhouse in Washington.The late Hale Boggs disappeared in an Alaska plane crash in 1972. A year after, she ran for his seat, became the first woman elected to Congress from Louisiana. She also became an outspoken advocate for equal rights for women and African-Americans.She was the first woman to chair a national Democratic Convention, served as ambassador to the Vatican, and was a mother to three, including NPR, ABC, and former "NewsHour" congressional correspondent Cokie Roberts.Lindy Boggs was 97.