Lucy Davidson
Lucille Wolfe Davidson (November 11, 1920 - November 19, 2001) was a teacher and state legislator in Arizona. She lived in Tucson and represented District 14 in the Arizona Senate from 1974 to 1976,[1] as a Democrat.[2]
Lucille Wolfe was born in New York City. She married Edward S. Davidson. She introduced the "Death with Dignity Bill" and was an advocate for prison reform.[3][2] She lost her 1976 re-election campaign to Republican Jim Kolbe.
She served in Arizona's Bicentennial Commission.[4]
Davidson died November 19, 2001 at her home in Tucson aged 81.[1][5] She had been diagnosed with colorectal cancer a couple of months prior to her death, but had declined chemotherapy.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Lucy Davidson, ex-state senator, prisoners' advocate, dies at 81". Arizona Daily Star. 23 November 2001. p. 28. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Lucille "Lucy" Wolfe Davidson - Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records".
- ^ Lynch, Mona (September 4, 2009). Sunbelt Justice: Arizona and the Transformation of American Punishment. Stanford University Press. ISBN 978-0-8047-7247-1 – via Google Books.
- ^ Administration, American Revolution Bicentennial (April 12, 1977). The Bicentennial of the United States of America: A Final Report to the People. The Administration. ISBN 978-0-9601232-6-1 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Obituary for Lucy Davidson". The Islands' Sounder. 28 November 2001. p. 7. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
  | This article about an Arizona politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |