August 8
1926: Jazz musician Urbie Green was born in Mobile.
1922: Hattie Hooker Wilkins of Selma becomes the first woman to win a seat in the Alabama legislature. One of three Alabama women to run for legislative office that year, Wilkins was the only successful candidate, beating out incumbent J. W. Green for a seat in the House of Representatives. Wilkins served only one term, choosing not to run for re-election in 1926.
Source: Bhamwiki, Alabama Department of Archives and History
