Background
Saffy, Edna Louise was born on March 8, 1935 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Daughter of Habib Solomon and Sadie Daumit Saffy.
Saffy, Edna Louise was born on March 8, 1935 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. Daughter of Habib Solomon and Sadie Daumit Saffy.
Bachelor, University Florida, 1966. Master of Arts, University Florida, 1968. Doctor of Philosophy, University Florida, 1976.
Assistant, instructor English University Florida, 1967, speech, 1972—1975. Professor rhetoric Florida Junior College, Jacksonville, 1968—1972, from 1975. Speaker, guest lecturer, consultant, political activist.
Delaware Democratic National Convention, 1979. Democratic executive committee Duval County. Member Duval County Hospital Authority, from 1979, from 1987, State of Florida Democratic Committee Affirmative Action Committee, 1983, Leadership Jacksonville, 1987, alumni board directors, 1989.
Executive board directors Jacksonville Citizens Nuclear Freeze, 1982—1983. Board directors Jacksonville Chapter American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, from 1989. Member of National Organization of Women (director, co-convenor Jacksonville chapter 1970, director convenor Gainesville University Florida chapter 1973), Modern Language Association (S. Atlantic), National Women's Political Caucus (chairman Southern Democratic Task Force since 1983), Duval County Women's Political Caucus (vice president 1983), Alachua County Women's Political Caucus (charter member), European Research Area Jacksonville (president 1976-1977), Florida Women's Political Caucus 1978-1979, University Florida Alumni Association, Jacksonville Women's Network (founder), Florida Women's Network (director), University Florida Graduate Speech Association (president 1975), Florida College English Association, Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Society (secretary since 1988, lecturer Florida Endowment Humanities 1988, named Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings scholarship), Florida Speech Communication Association, Southern Speech Communication Association, Speech Communication Association, Women's Club (Jacksonville), General Federation Women's Club, Alpha Chi Omega.
Married Grady Earl Johnson, August 9, 1969.