Wilda Hamerman

Wilda Hamerman
Wilda Hamerman
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives; from the 114th district
	In office; 1974–1977
Preceded by	John D. McHugh
Succeeded by	William E. Taber Jr.
Personal details
Born	Wilda Grace Slevin; March 15, 1924; Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Died	September 1, 2016 (aged 92); Hamden, Connecticut, U.S.
Party	Democratic
Spouse	Martin Hamerman

Wilda Hamerman (March 15, 1924 – September 1, 2016)^[1] was an American politician who served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from 1974 to 1977, representing the 114th district.^[2]^[3]

Hamerman was born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1924, and moved to Orange, Connecticut, in 1960.^[2] She was Jewish.^[4]

Prior to serving in the Connecticut House of Representatives, Hamerman worked as an administrator at the University of New Haven, and at Yale University, where she primarily worked as a secretary to literary critic and professor Norman Holmes Pearson. The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale keeps an archive of correspondence written by Hamerman throughout the 1960s and 70s.^[1]^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b "Hamerman, Wilda". Archives at Yale. Yale University. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Former Connecticut Rep. Wilda Hamerman dies at 92". New Haven Register. September 1, 2016. Archived from the original on April 23, 2026. Retrieved April 23, 2026.
^ "Wilda S. Hamerman". Connecticut Office of the Secretary of the State. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
^ "Wilda Hamerman Obituary". Weller Funeral Home. Retrieved 2026-06-07.

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