Maryann Mahaffey

Maryann Mahaffey
Maryann Mahaffey
Personal details
Born January 18, 1925(1925-01-18)
Burlington, Iowa
Died July 27, 2006(2006-07-27) (aged 81)
Detroit, Michigan
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Hy Dooha
Alma mater University of Southern California
Profession Education, Politician

Maryann Mahaffey (January 18, 1925 – July 27, 2006) was born in Burlington, Iowa. She served on the Detroit City Council from 1973 until 2005, from 1990 to 1998 and from 2001 to 2005 as council president. She died on July 27, 2006 from leukaemia, aged 81.

She was a Professor Emerita at the School of Social Work at Wayne State University in Detroit, where she taught from 1965 to 1990. She had an undergraduate degree from Cornell College in Iowa and an MSW from the University of Southern California.

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