Judy Agnew

Elinor Isabel "Judy" Agnew (née Judefind; April 23, 1921 – June 20, 2012) was the second lady of the United States from 1969 to 1973. She was the wife of the 39th vice president of the United States, Spiro Agnew, who had previously served as Governor of Maryland and Baltimore County Executive. Although Judy Agnew attempted to avoid political discussion during her tenure as second lady, preferring to cultivate her image primarily as a wife and mother, her dismissive remarks about the women's liberation movement were quoted by media.

Early life Born Elinor Isabel Judefind in Baltimore, Maryland, Agnew was daughter of William Lee Judefind, a chemist, and his wife, the former Ruth Elinor Schafer. Her paternal grandfather was a Methodist minister.

Agnew confessed in an interview with Parade magazine that her father had believed college education to be wasted on women, so in lieu of attending college, Agnew worked as a filing clerk. After meeting again at the Maryland Casualty Company, the couple went to a movie on their first date together, and bought chocolate milkshakes afterward.

While living in Annapolis with her husband and their four children, Agnew served as the president of her local PTA, and volunteered as both an assistant Girl Scout troop leader An Episcopalian, she and her family belonged to St. Anne's Episcopal Church in Annapolis. When speaking to the press, Agnew spoke in what she called a "Baltimorese" accent. When asked by the press what she thought of her husband's new position, she told several publications that she was "trying to keep the ashtrays clean." Her husband played piano for the guests, who left before the meal was served.

In 1973, Spiro Agnew resigned from his position as Vice President of the United States, pleading nolo contendere to charges of income tax evasion. She is buried next to husband Spiro at the Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens.