Alice Harden Explained

Alice Harden
State Senate:Mississippi
State:Mississippi
District:28th
Term:January 1988 – January 2012
Succeeded:Incumbent
Party:Democratic
Birth Date:April 17, 1948
Birth Place:Pike County, Mississippi
Alma Mater:Jackson State University
Occupation:educator
Spouse:Dennis
Residence:Jackson, Mississippi

Alice Varnado Harden (April 17, 1948  - December 6, 2012) was a Democratic member of the Mississippi Senate, representing the 28th District from 1988 until her death. She lived in Jackson and represented Hinds County.[1]

Biography

Senator Harden was born April 17, 1948, in Pike County. She was an active member of St. James Baptist Church and was married to Dennis Labert Harden. Senator Harden was a classroom teacher/educator and member of the MS Association of Educators/NEA, Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, Women's Political Network, National Council of Negro Women, The League of Women Voters and a life member of the NAACP. Additionally, she was a member of NOBEL Women, the National Conference of State Legislators, the National Black Caucus of State Legislators and chaired the Southern Legislative Conference's Education Committee and the MS Advisory Council to the US Civil Rights Commission. She represented Mississippi on the Education Commission of the States. She died on December 6, 2012.[2]

Education

Jackson State University, Bachelor of Science & Master of Science

State Senate Committee Membership

External links

Notes and References

  1. Women State and Territorial Legislators by Elizabeth M. Cox page 167
  2. http://www2.wjtv.com/news/2012/dec/06/state-senator-alice-harden-dies-ar-5116370/ Obituary