Lucy Davidson

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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 on 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]

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  1. 1 2 3 "Lucy Davidson, ex-state senator, prisoners' advocate, dies at 81". Arizona Daily Star. November 23, 2001. p. 28. Retrieved November 30, 2024. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  2. 1 2 "Lucille "Lucy" Wolfe Davidson - Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records".
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "Obituary for Lucy Davidson". The Islands' Sounder. November 28, 2001. p. 7. Retrieved November 30, 2024. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg


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