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A True Kentucky Pioneer: The Story of Kentucky’s First Female and African-American Senator
By Brandy Bailey, ElectWomen Magazine Contributor At the time, Georgia Davis Powers had no idea she had made history in 1968 by becoming the first woman AND the first African-American elected to Kentucky’s State Senate. All she knew was that she wanted to make a difference in her community. It was never her intention to…
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