Shirley Owens-Hicks
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 6th Suffolk district
In office
1987–2006
Preceded byRoyal L. Bolling, Jr.
Succeeded byWillie Mae Allen
Personal details
Born (1942-04-22) April 22, 1942
Demopolis, Alabama, United States
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materBoston University
Harvard University (Ed.D.)[1]

Shirley Owens-Hicks is an American Democratic politician from Boston, Massachusetts.[2] She represented the 6th Suffolk district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1987 to 2006, first winning her seat by primarying incumbent Royal Bolling Jr.[2][3] Prior to that she served as a member of the Boston School Committee from 1984 to 1988.[4] Her brother, Bill Owens, served in the Massachusetts Senate.[5]

See also

References

  1. "Women in the World" (PDF). Boston University. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 "History of Women in the Massachusetts Legislature 1923 – 2015" (PDF). Massachusetts Caucus of Women Legislators. 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  3. "Representative Shirley Owens-Hicks". malegislature.gov. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  4. https://www.linkedin.com/in/shirley-owens-hicks-a0690356
  5. Brian Wright O’Connor (February 2, 2022). "Former state Sen. Bill Owens, 84". Bay State Banner.


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