Facts:   - caption: kentucky legislator and civil rights activist    - spouse: norman powers -lrb- 1973 - -rrb- f. davis -lrb- 1943-1968 -rrb- ; james l.    - parents: frances walker and ben gore montgomery      - children: william `` billy '' davis    - birth date: 19 october 1923    - name: georgia montgomery davis powers    - image size: 180 px    - image: georgiadavispowers-sonjafeistprice . jpg    - birth place: springfield , kentucky    - occupation: politician , civil rights activist   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of georgia davis powers .
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georgia montgomery davis powers -lrb- born october 19 , 1923 -rrb- served for 21 years as a distinguished member of the state senate in the commonwealth of kentucky .when elected in 1967 , she became the first person of color and the first woman elected to the kentucky state senate .