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.

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.