Wynona Lipman

Wynona Moore Lipman (c. 1932 - May 9, 1999, Newark, New Jersey) was an American Democratic Party politician who represented the 29th Legislative District in the New Jersey Senate. Lipman became the first African-American woman to be elected to the Senate when she won her seat in 1971, and her 27 years of service made her the Senate's longest-serving member at the time of her death.[1]

In the Senate, Lipman served on the Governor's Advisory Council on AIDS and on the Task Force on Child Abuse and Neglect.[2]

She served as President of the Essex County Board of Chosen Freeholders.[3]

Lipman attended Talladega College and Tulane University, and received a Doctor of Philosophy from Columbia University.[1] She was an Associate Professor at Essex County College.[3]

Sharpe James was chosen to fill Lipman's vacancy in the Senate.[4]

In 2003, Kean University dedicated the Wynona Moore Lipman Ethnic Studies Center in her honor.[5]

Lipman's marriage to philosopher Matthew Lipman ended with their divorce.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b " Wynona Lipman, 67, Veteran In the New Jersey State Senate", The New York Times, May 12, 1999. Accessed March 29, 2008.
  2. ^ New Jersey Legislative Digest for September 23, 1999, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed July 10, 2007.
  3. ^ a b Senator Wynona M. Lipman biography, New Jersey Department of Consumer Affairs, Division on Women. Accessed July 10, 2007.
  4. ^ Strunsky, Steve. "ON POLITICS; One Mayor's Two Jobs Revive an Old Debate", The New York Times, June 27, 1999. Accessed March 29, 2008. "Last week, Mr. James, 64, joined a handful of others who answer to more than one constituency when he was sworn in to complete the unexpired Senate term of Wynona Lipman, who died last month. He was chosen by Democratic leaders in this case, not by voters, who will get their say in a special election in November to complete Senator Lipman's unexpired term ending in 2001."
  5. ^ "Wynona Moore Lipman Ethnic Studies Center Dedicated". Administrative Report. Kean University. 2003-12-08. http://131.125.1.105/publications/2003/AdminReportLipman.pdf. Retrieved 2009-01-04. 
  6. ^ Martin, Douglas. "Matthew Lipman, Philosopher and Educator, Dies at 87", The New York Times, January 14, 2011. Accessed January 16, 2011.