Maryon Pittman Allen

Birmingham journalist Maryon Pittman Allen represented Alabama in the U.S. Senate in 1978 after the death of her husband, James B. Allen. Allen worked as a columnist for the Washington Post for many years after her brief stint in Congress.

Portrait of Alabama U.S. Senator Maryon Pittman Allen, pictured standing behind a desk
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Portrait of Alabama U.S. Senator Maryon Pittman Allen, pictured standing behind a desk