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Rosa Franklin was born to a sharecropping family in Moncks Corner, South Carolina. She attended segregated schools in South Carolina and graduated from Claflin College in Orangeburg, South Carolina in 1948. She then attended the University of Minnesota, where she earned a master's degree in public health in 1950. Franklin began her career as a public health nurse in Seattle, Washington, and later worked as a public health administrator in Tacoma, Washington. In 1965, she was appointed to the Tacoma City Council, becoming the first African American woman to serve on the council. She was re-elected in 1967 and served until 1971. In 1971, Franklin was elected to the Washington State Senate, becoming the first African American woman to serve in the state legislature. She was re-elected in 1975 and served until 1983. During her tenure in the Senate, she was a strong advocate for civil rights, education, and health care. In 1983, Franklin was appointed to the Pierce County Council, becoming the first African American woman to serve on the council. She was re-elected in 1985 and served until 1989. In 1989, Franklin was appointed to the Washington State Supreme Court, becoming the first African American woman to serve on the court. She served until her retirement in 1995. Franklin has received numerous awards and honors for her public service, including the NAACP's Spingarn Medal, the National Council of Negro Women's Mary McLeod Bethune Award, and the National Association of Women's Legislators' Lifetime Achievement Award.

Popular As Rosa Lee Gourdine
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Age 97 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 4 April, 1927
Birthday 4 April
Birthplace Moncks Corner, South Carolina, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1990

Franklin was elected to the Washington House of Representatives in 1990 to represent the 29th District, and she won re-election in November 1992. After the state senator from the 29th district died in January 1993, Franklin was nominated as his successor.

1972

In 1972, Franklin ran for a seat on the Tacoma City Council. Despite losing, she remained active in local politics and served as a Precinct Committee Officer for the Democratic Party and as a member of the League of Women Voters. She was a Washington delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1976, 1988, and 2008.

1927

Rosa Lee Franklin (née Gourdine; born April 4, 1927) is an American politician and nurse who served as a member of the Washington State Senate from 1993 to 2011, representing the for the 29th District. She also served as the President Pro Tempore for the Senate.

Franklin was born Rosa Lee Gourdine on April 4, 1927, the fifth child born to Henrietta Bryant and James Edwin Gourdine. She was born in a house built by her father in Cordesville, an unincorporated community in Berkeley County, South Carolina, historically known for Moncks Corner, South Carolina. The youngest of 12 children, she was raised by her aunt and uncle in Georgetown, South Carolina. After graduating high school, Franklin studied nursing at the Good Samaritan-Waverly Hospital School of Nursing in Columbia, South Carolina. She later worked at a state hospital in New Jersey and at the Brooklyn Jewish Hospital and Medical Center in New York City. Franklin moved to Germany with her husband, James Franklin, a member of the military. They eventually relocated to Tacoma, Washington.

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