Wilma Webb Born 1943 Inducted 1991 The wife of former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb and the mother of four, Wilma Webb forged her own political career in Colorado. She began as a community volunteer who registered people to vote, helped impoverished families, and encouraged equality in education. Webb first entered the political arena as a Democratic committeewoman in 1970. In 1980 she was appointed to finish State Representative King Trimble’s term in Denver House District 8. In her first year she introduced a controversial bill to establish a statewide holiday on Martin Luther King, Jr.’s, birthday. The bill was finally approved in 1984. During her tenure in the state legislature, she sponsored and gained adoption of several key bills. In 1997, as first lady of Denver, she, Bea Romer, and Hillary Rodham Clinton hosted the wives of world leaders during the Economic Summit of Eight. In 1998 she was appointed as Region VIII representative for U. S. Department of Labor. Webb remains an active leader and volunteer within the Denver community. Click here to view a video interview with Wilma Webb as part of our Oral History Project.
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