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Ex-NC Rep. Goodwin, who made history with childbirth, dies

by Associated Press
| September 2, 2020 8:27 AM

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Former North Carolina Rep. Melanie Wade Goodwin, who was the state's first lawmaker to give birth while holding office, has died at age 50, her husband announced Wednesday.

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