Lucy Davidson Explained
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, as a Democrat.[1]
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.[2] [1] She lost her 1976 re-election campaign to Republican Jim Kolbe.
She served in Arizona's Bicentennial Commission.[3]
Davidson died November 19, 2001 at her home in Tucson aged 81.[4] [5] She had been diagnosed with colorectal cancer a couple of months prior to her death, but had declined chemotherapy.
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Notes and References
- Web site: Lucille "Lucy" Wolfe Davidson - Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records.
- Book: Lynch, Mona. Sunbelt Justice: Arizona and the Transformation of American Punishment. September 4, 2009. Stanford University Press. 978-0-8047-7247-1 . Google Books.
- Book: Administration, American Revolution Bicentennial. The Bicentennial of the United States of America: A Final Report to the People. April 12, 1977. The Administration. 978-0-9601232-6-1 . Google Books.
- News: Lucy Davidson, ex-state senator, prisoners' advocate, dies at 81 . 30 November 2024 . Arizona Daily Star . 23 November 2001 . 28.
- News: Obituary for Lucy Davidson . 30 November 2024 . The Islands' Sounder . 28 November 2001 . 7.
