“S” is for Stevenson, Ferdinan Backer (1928-2001). Lieutenant governor, civic leader, author. Born in New York, “Nancy” Stevenson was reared in Charleston. She was an active civic leader during the 1960s and 1970s and served on a number of nonprofit boards including the Historic Charleston Foundation, the South Carolina Historical Society and the College of Charleston Foundation. Frustrated by the lack of support for historic preservation from the General Assembly she ran for office in 1974 and won Charleston's House District 110 seat. She was re-elected in 1976. In 1978 Stevenson successfully ran for Lieutenant governor, becoming the first woman to serve in a statewide office in South Carolina. Choosing not to stand for re-election, Ferdinan Backer Stevenson withdrew from politics and moved to Washington, D.C. where she established the Winston Gallery, which specialized in contemporary art.
“S” is for Stevenson, Ferdinan Backer (1928-2001)
