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Show KAREN Elected Elected SHEPHERD to Congress was elected to the minor swell in the Ten Republican Utah Legislature. were Democrats. More importantly, Two of three of the 29 were women. were Democrats. Karen which Shepherd saw 1990 to Senate a 1992 Utah Senate in an election year a ranks of Democratic mostly of 29 Senators sitting in 1991 for the first time in history, them, including Karen Shepherd, in small LaVern and Ralph Fleker, grew up Utah. Transplants from the Midwest, Karen, her brother Gary and her parents learned about Utah by living in the Department of ci ties. Her father worked for its many of the it was Agricul ture during a period when pol icy to move She went to high school in 'Provo, and employees every two years. went on to receive her Bachelor of Arts degre from the University of Utah and her Master of Arts degree in British Literature from Karen, first child towns scattered of across She Brigham Young University. and college English in Utah; She Brigham Young University. have two children, Heather and years teaching high school Washington; Cairo, Egypt; and at and her husband, Vincent Shepherd, Dylan. spent 10 In 1974, Karen left teaching to become the Utah County Coordinator for the Wayne Owens for Senate He Campaign. lost, but Karen continued her volunteer political work. administrative assistant to the the position of Salt Lake County Social Services for a year, she was She appointed director of that agency, under Mayor Ted Wilson. stayed until 1978, when she resigned to take the position of director of continuing education for Westminister College. After holding director of During the earl y 191 70s, the center of all Senator Shepherds political and professional interests turned to advocacy for the educational, economic, 1 egal, and psychological advancement of She was a founding member of the Utah Women's Political women. Caucus and a delegate to the 1976 midterm Democratic Convention which proposed a platform for bringing women fully into party activities. In addition she worked for women who aspired to elected office and was the president of the Equal Rights Legal Fund. the accumulated experience of her education, teaching, writing and administration came together when Karen joined Jinnah Kelson and other investors in the as a Phoenix Inc. major Center, stockholder of a fledgling magazine for women who work in and outside the home. network magazine was designed and written to provide a support system for Utah women who were moving toward As the president of living and working in a more equal society. the company, the challenge she undertook was to create a values- All 20 |
