University of Washington Tacoma UW Tacoma Digital Commons Nursing & Healthcare Leadership Publications Nursing & Healthcare Leadership Spring 2003 Community Activist, Nurse, and South Puget Sound Legislator: Washington State Senator Rosa Franklin Janet Primomo University of Washington Tacoma,
[email protected] Sally York Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.tacoma.uw.edu/nursing_pub Recommended Citation Primomo, J., & York, S. (2003). Community Activist, Nurse and South Puget Sound Legislator: Washington State Senator Rosa Franklin. Crossroads: Social Relations, Economies and Communities in the South Sound Region and Beyond, 1, 69-81. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Nursing & Healthcare Leadership at UW Tacoma Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Nursing & Healthcare Leadership Publications by an authorized administrator of UW Tacoma Digital Commons. Crossroads: ^ Social Relations, Economies • ? and Communities in the d, » South Sound and s» • . B B VOLUME 1 • SPRING 2003 B A PUBLICATION OF THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF COMMUNITY & SOCIETY a » II n UNIVERSITY OF I! WASHINGTON ? TACOMA II Community Activist, Nurse, and South Puget Sound Legislator: Washington State Senator Rosa Franklin by Janet Primomo and Sally York ashington State Senator Rosa Franklin (29th District, Democrat) has contrib- uted to the South Sound region and the state of Washington for well over a quarter century through her community activism and public service. As an African American woman, registered nurse, social activist, and state senator, she has success- fully transcended the double barriers of race and gender and has transformed her personal power, skilk, and abilities into a notable professional and political career.