Arlene Violet
Arlene Violet was a nun in the Sisters of Mercy religious order. She left the order to run successfully for Rhode Island Attorney General in 1984. This was the first time the position of Attorney General in any state had been held by a woman.[1] She was defeated for re-election in 1986 by Democrat James O'Neill.
She is the author of Convictions: My Journey, published in 1988.
She also had a talk show on radio station WHJJ from about 1990 to 2006. Ms. Violet has a Rhode Island accent (see the Wikipedia article Rhode Island, section Culture.)
She is currently a practicing attorney. She also appears on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers". She was an attorney in the Von Bülow case.[2]
Notes and references
- ↑ Rutgers, Center for American Women And Politics (accessed 5/23/2007)
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/1985/05/22/us/lawyers-for-von-bulow-challenge-rhode-island-on-trial-preparation.html
In September 2010 Simon and Schuster published Ms. Violet's book THE MOB AND ME, which she co-authored with John Partington about the federal witness protection program. She also wrote a musical,THE FAMILY, A MUSICAL DRAMA ABOUT THE MOB,with composer and lyricist,Enrico Garzilli, which premiered by special arrangement with Trinity Repertory Company in Providence,RI in June 2011.