Mary H. Goode

Mary H. Goode is an American Democratic politician from Roxbury, Massachusetts, she was the second black female legislator in the state.[1][2] She represented the 10th Suffolk district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1975 to 1978.[2][3][4]

This article is about the Massachusetts politician. For the Irish field hockey player, see Mary Goode.
Mary H. Goode
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
from the 10th Suffolk district
In office
1975–1978

Early life

Goode was born in 1927 in Zebulon, Georgia and her family moved to Boston, Massachusetts just before she started high school.[1]

Personal life

Goode was a mother of three and attended Tufts University in her 40s and graduated in 1974.[1]

Goode's son, Raymond, drowned at the age of 21 while trying to swim across Houghton's Pond.[5]

Career

Goode defeated Emanuel Eaves by 19 votes and Leon Rock by 43 votes in the 1974 election.[6]

See also

References
  1. "A Pioneering Advocate for Boston's Black Communities | Tufts Now". now.tufts.edu.
  2. "History of Women in the Massachusetts Legislature 1923 – 2015" (PDF). Massachusetts Caucus of Women Legislators. 2015. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
  3. "6 Nov 1974, 27 - The Boston Globe at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com.
  4. "20 Sep 1978, 20 - The Boston Globe at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com.
  5. "24 Jul 1978, 10 - The Boston Globe at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com.
  6. "11 Sep 1974, 20 - The Boston Globe at Newspapers.com". Newspapers.com.
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