Wilma Webb | |
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| First Lady of Denver | |
| In office July 15, 1991 – July 21, 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Ellen Hart Peña |
| Succeeded by | Helen Thorpe |
| Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 8th district | |
| In office 1980–1993[1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1944 (age 79–80) Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Spouse | Wellington Webb (m. 1969) |
| Children | 4 |
Wilma J. Webb (born 1944) is an American politician who was a member of the Colorado General Assembly from 1980 to 1993. A Democrat, she represented Denver County in the Colorado House of Representatives.[2] She sponsored dozens of bills including school reform and equality initiatives. She is best known for sponsoring legislation that adopted Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday as a Colorado state holiday before it became the federal Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, and for her efforts to educate the young about King's legacy.[3]
- ^ "Inductee Name: Wilma J. Webb". Colorado Women's Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2023-04-18.
- ^ "Women who served in the Colorado House of Representatives |".
- ^ "Shun violence, Wilma Webb pleads". Denver Post. January 17, 1994. Retrieved May 1, 2011.[dead link]
- "King Day came early for Wilma Webb". Rocky Mountain News. January 18, 1983.