Audrey P. Beck
Audrey Phillips Beck (August 6, 1931 – March 11, 1983) was an American politician and educator.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Beck moved with her family to Norwalk, Connecticut where she grew up. Beck received her bachelor's and master's degree from University of Connecticut. From 1961 to 1967, Beck taught economics at the University of Connecticut. She was also visiting professor at Rutgers University. In 1967, Beck worked as an economist for the Windham Regional Planning Commission. From 1967 to 1975, Beck served in the Connecticut House of Representatives. She then served in the Connecticut State Senate from 1975 until her death in 1983. Beck lived in Storrs, Connecticut and was a consultant for the insurance business: Cigna Corporation. Beck committed suicide, by slashing her wrists, in a wooded area in Willington, Connecticut.[1][2][3]
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- ↑ Audrey Beck papers, Thomas J. Dodd Research Center, University of Connecticut Libraries
- ↑ 'Senator Audrey P. Becker Of Connecticut Is Dead,' New York Times, March 12, 1983
- ↑ 'Audrey Beck dead at 51 "A casualty of politics,"' The Day (New London, Connecticut), Thomas Farragher, March 12, 1983, pg. 1, 12
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