Mae Dickinson
Indiana state legislator
About Mae Dickinson
Lived 1933 – 2017 (aged 83–84).
Gurtha Mae Dickinson (February 8, 1933 – January 17, 2017) was a welder and state legislator in Indiana.
Early life She was born in Mound City, Illinois. She married Valjean Leon Dickinson (died 1990) who was a born in South Bend and became community leader. She successfully sponsored bills to require background checks for school workers, increased penalties for convicted batterers, and added protections for people testifying in criminal trials. She served on the Governor's Commission on Abused and Neglected Children. She represented Indiana's 95th House District from 1992 to 2007.
She sued the state alleging its district apportionment discriminated against the predominantly African American section.
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Who was Mae Dickinson?
Indiana state legislator (1933–2017)
When was Mae Dickinson born?
Mae Dickinson was born in 1933.
When did Mae Dickinson die?
Mae Dickinson died in 2017.
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