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Nancy Merritt Boykin (1919-2006) —
also known as Nancy M. Boykin; Nancy Merritt; Nancy
Smith —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Washington,
D.C., March
20, 1919.
Republican. Social
worker; founder (1966) and head (1966-87) of Detroit Public
Schools Continuing Education for Girls; delegate to Republican
National Convention from Michigan, 1972
(alternate), 1976;
candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan; member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1975-80, 1983-2006.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, Phi
Delta Kappa; Alpha Kappa Alpha.
Died January
28, 2006 (age 86 years, 314
days).
Interment at Detroit Memorial Park West, Redford Township, Wayne County,
Mich.
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Cora M. Brown (1914-1972) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Bessemer, Jefferson
County, Ala., April
19, 1914.
Democrat. Social
worker; police
officer; member of Michigan
state senate, 1953-56 (2nd District 1953-54, 3rd District
1955-56); defeated in primary, 1950, 1951; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Michigan 1st District, 1956.
Female.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Died in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
17, 1972 (age 58 years, 242
days).
Interment at Elmwood
Cemetery, Detroit, Mich.
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Cynthia Moore Chestnut (b. 1949) —
of Gainesville, Alachua
County, Fla.
Born in Tallahassee, Leon
County, Fla., July 25,
1949.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 23rd District, 1991-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1996,
2008.
Female.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, Junior
League; Alpha Kappa Alpha; NAACP; Altrusa;
Rotary.
Still living as of 2008.
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Dawnna Mathilda Dukes (b. 1963) —
also known as Dawnna Dukes —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.; Pflugerville, Travis
County, Tex.
Born in Austin, Travis
County, Tex., September
3, 1963.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1995-2013 (50th District
1995-2002, 46th District 2003-13); delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Texas, 1996,
2000,
2004.
Female.
Catholic.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha.
Still living as of 2014.
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Marguerite Eaglin (1920-2004) —
also known as Marguerite Davis —
of Ypsilanti, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Waxahachie, Ellis
County, Tex., June 8,
1920.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Michigan
Democratic State Central Committee, 1973.
Female.
Catholic.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP;
Alpha Kappa Alpha.
Died, in Glacier Hills Nursing
Center, Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., December
20, 2004 (age 84 years, 195
days).
Interment at St.
John Cemetery, Ypsilanti, Mich.
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C. Virginia Fields (b. 1946) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., August
4, 1946.
Democrat. Social
worker; delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
borough
president of Manhattan, New York, 1998-2005; candidate for mayor
of New York City, N.Y., 2005.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha; Urban
League; Order of the
Eastern Star.
Still living as of 2008.
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Addie L. Greene (b. 1943) —
of Mangonia Park, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Black Creek, Choctaw
County, Ala., January
21, 1943.
Democrat. Mayor of Magnolia Park, Fla., 1991-92; member of Florida
state house of representatives 84th District, 1993-.
Female.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha; NAACP; Urban
League.
Still living as of 1999.
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Sheila Jackson=Lee (b. 1950) —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Queens, Queens
County, N.Y., January
12, 1950.
Democrat. Lawyer;
municipal judge in Texas, 1987-90; U.S.
Representative from Texas 18th District, 1995-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Female.
Seventh-Day
Adventist. African
ancestry. Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha; Urban
League; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 2012.
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Eddie Bernice Johnson (b. 1935) —
of Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Waco, McLennan
County, Tex., December
3, 1935.
Democrat. Nurse;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 1972-77; member of Texas
state senate, 1987-92; U.S.
Representative from Texas 30th District, 1993-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from Texas, 2004-08.
Female.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP; Delta
Kappa Gamma; Urban
League; Alpha Kappa Alpha.
Still living as of 2019.
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Sharon Pratt Kelly (b. 1944) —
also known as Sharon Pratt; Sharon Pratt
Dixon —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born in Washington,
D.C., January
30, 1944.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Democratic
National Committee from District of Columbia, 1977-90; Treasurer
of Democratic National Committee, 1985-89; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from District of Columbia, 1988
(speaker),
1996;
mayor
of Washington, D.C., 1991-95; defeated in primary, 1994.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha; Pi
Sigma Alpha.
Still living as of 1996.
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Barbara Roberts Mason (b. 1940) —
also known as Barbara Roberts —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.; Dimondale, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
8, 1940.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of Michigan
state board of education, 1975-98; defeated, 1998; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1984 ;
candidate for Michigan
state house of representatives 69th District, 1994.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha.
Still living as of 1998.
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Juanita Millender-McDonald (1938-2007) —
also known as Juanita M. McDonald —
of Carson, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., September
7, 1938.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1984,
1992,
1996,
2000,
2004;
member of California
state assembly, 1993-96; U.S.
Representative from California 37th District, 1996-2007; died in
office 2007.
Female.
Baptist.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP;
Alpha Kappa Alpha.
Died, of colon
cancer, in Carson, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April
22, 2007 (age 68 years, 227
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park - Long Beach, Long Beach, Calif.
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Pauline Sims Puryear (b. 1900) —
also known as Pauline Puryear —
of Newark, Essex
County, N.J.
Born in Savannah, Chatham
County, Ga., June 6,
1900.
Republican. Social
worker; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1948.
Female.
Methodist.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha.
Burial location unknown.
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Stephanie C. Rawlings-Blake (b. 1970) —
also known as Stephanie C. Rawlings —
of Baltimore,
Md.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., March
17, 1970.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maryland, 2000;
mayor
of Baltimore, Md., 2010-.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, Federal
Bar Association; Alpha Kappa Alpha.
Still living as of 2014.
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Leah Ward Sears (b. 1955) —
Born in Heidelberg, Germany,
of American parents, June 13,
1955.
Lawyer;
justice
of Georgia state supreme court, 1992-2005; chief
justice of Georgia Supreme Court, 2005-.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; National
Bar Association; Alpha Kappa Alpha.
Still living as of 2014.
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Terrycina Andrea Sewell (b. 1965) —
also known as Terri A. Sewell —
of Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala.
Born in Huntsville, Madison
County, Ala., January
1, 1965.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member, Rules Committee, Democratic National
Convention, 2008 ; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 7th District, 2011-.
Female.
Baptist
or African
Methodist Episcopal. African
ancestry. Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha.
Still living as of 2018.
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Cynthia DeLores Tucker (1927-2005) —
also known as C. DeLores Tucker; Cynthia DeLores
Nottage —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., October
4, 1927.
Democrat. Secretary
of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1971-77; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania, 1972,
1996,
2000,
2004;
speaker, 1984;
candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1978; candidate for U.S.
Senator from Pennsylvania, 1980; member of Democratic
National Committee from Pennsylvania, 2004.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, NAACP;
Alpha Kappa Alpha.
Died, in Suburban Woods Health
Center, Norristown, Montgomery
County, Pa., October
12, 2005 (age 78 years, 8
days).
Interment at West
Laurel Hill Cemetery, Bala Cynwyd, Pa.
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Diane Edith Watson (b. 1933) —
also known as Diane E. Watson —
of Los Angeles, Los
Angeles County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., November
12, 1933.
Democrat. Psychologist;
member of California
state senate, 1978-98; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from California, 1988,
1996,
2004,
2008;
U.S. Ambassador to Micronesia, 1999-2000; U.S.
Representative from California, 2001-11 (32nd District 2001-03,
33rd District 2003-11); member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 2004; candidate for
Presidential Elector for California.
Female.
Catholic.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha.
Still living as of 2014.
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Bonnie Watson=Coleman (b. 1945) —
also known as Bonnie Watson —
of Ewing, Mercer
County, N.J.
Born in Camden, Camden
County, N.J., February
6, 1945.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly 15th District, 1998-2014; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey, 2000,
2004,
2008;
New Jersey
Democratic state chair, 2002-06; member of Democratic
National Committee from New Jersey, 2004; U.S.
Representative from New Jersey 12th District, 2015-.
Female.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha.
Still living as of 2018.
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Frederica Smith Wilson (b. 1942) —
also known as Frederica S. Wilson; Frederica Patricia
Smith —
of Miami, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.; Miami Gardens, Miami-Dade
County, Fla.
Born in Miami, Dade County (now Miami-Dade
County), Fla., November
5, 1942.
Democrat. Member of Florida
state house of representatives 104th District, 1999-2002; member
of Florida
state senate 33rd District, 2003-10; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Florida, 2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Florida, 2011-18 (17th District 2011-13, 24th
District 2013-18).
Female.
Episcopalian.
African
ancestry. Member, Alpha Kappa Alpha.
Still living as of 2018.
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