Vivian Caver Explained

Vivian Caver
Office:Member of the Washington House of Representatives for the 37th district
Term Start:January 10, 1994
Term End:January 9, 1995
Predecessor:Gary Locke
Successor:Kip Tokuda
Birth Date:13 June 1928
Birth Place:Jackson, Tennessee, United States
Death Place:Seattle, Washington
Party:Democratic
Occupation:human rights activist
Spouse:Monroe Starkey Caver
Alma Mater:University of Washington

Vivian Leona Mead Caver (June 13, 1928 – August 22, 2021) was an American politician in the state of Washington. Appointed to a 37th District vacancy, Caver was the third African-American woman to serve in the Washington House of Representatives, serving the 37th district from 1994 to 1995. An alumnus of Morgan State College and the University of Washington, she was a human rights activist.[1] [2] [3] [4]

She directed the Seattle Human Rights Commission before her appointment to the Washington State House of Representatives.[5]

She died on August 22, 2021, in Seattle, Washington, at age 93.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Washington State Yearbook. 24 March 1994. Information Press. Google Books.
  2. http://web.leg.wa.gov/WomenInTheLegislature/Members/MemberBios/CaverV_1994.pdf Lilian Caver
  3. Web site: Vivian Caver. Washington State Historical Society.
  4. Web site: Caver, Vivian Leona (1928 -) - The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed. www.blackpast.org. December 25, 2008 .
  5. Web site: Caver, Vivian Leona (1928 -) The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed. www.blackpast.org. December 25, 2008 . en. 2017-11-16.
  6. Web site: Vivian L. Caver, who fought for change in Seattle for more than half a century, dies at 93 . The Seattle Times . 2021-08-27 . 2021-08-27.