What is Melanie Wade Goodwin?
'''Melanie Wade Goodwin''' (July 22, 1970 &ndash; September 1, 2020) was an American politician. Goodwin was in the [[North Carolina House of Representatives]] from the 66th district as a member of the [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic Party]]. She was in office between 2005 and 2011. She was the first member of the [[North Carolina General Assembly]] to give birth while in office.<ref name=obit/> Goodwin was born in [[Richmond, Virginia]]. She studied at the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]] and at [[Campbell University]]. In 2009, Goodwin was diagnosed with [[breast cancer]]. She died on September 1, 2020 from the disease, aged 50.<ref name=obit>{{Cite news |date=September 2, 2020 |title=Ex-NC Rep. Goodwin, who made history with childbirth, dies |agency=[[Associated Press]] |url=https://www.newmilfordspectrum.com/news/article/Ex-NC-Rep-Goodwin-who-made-history-with-15537251.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20200902204440/https://www.newmilfordspectrum.com/news/article/Ex-NC-Rep-Goodwin-who-made-history-with-15537251.php |archive-date=September 2, 2020 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=September 3, 2020 }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Goodwin, Melanie Wade}} [[Category:1970 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from breast cancer]] [[Category:State legislators of the United States]] [[Category:Politicians from North Carolina]] [[Category:Politicians from Richmond, Virginia]] [[Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians]] {{US-bio-stub}}