Wynona Moore Lipman | |
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| Member of the New Jersey Senate | |
| In office January 11, 1972 – May 9, 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Multi-member district |
| Succeeded by | Sharpe James |
| Constituency | 11th District (at-large) (1972–1974) 29th District (1974–1999) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1923 LaGrange, Georgia |
| Died | May 9, 1999 (aged 75–76) Newark, New Jersey |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Matthew Lipman |
| Residence | Newark, New Jersey |
| Alma mater | Talladega College Atlanta University Columbia University |
| Occupation | Professor, politician |
Evelyn Wynona Lipman (née Moore; 1923[1] – May 9, 1999) 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.[2]
- ^ Sims, Stephanie R. (2009) [2000]. In Profile: Senator Wynona R. Lipman (PDF). Center for American Women and Politics, Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 13, 2010.
- ^ " Wynona Lipman, 67, Veteran In the New Jersey State Senate", The New York Times, May 12, 1999. Accessed March 29, 2008.