Career
She was the borough president of Queens, New York City from 1986 until 2002. The first woman to hold this position in Queens history. Shulman was a registered nurse before getting into politics.
She was active in Queens community affairs and was appointed to a community board in 1966.
She became Queens borough president Donald Manes" director of community boards in 1972 and his deputy in 1980. She took office initially as acting Borough President on January 28, 1986 after the scandal-tarred Manes, who later committed suicide, resigned.
She was designated Borough President by a unanimous vote of the City Council on March 12. She was elected to a full term later that year and again in 1989, 1993 and 1997.
She was term-limited in 2001 and was succeeded by Helen Marshall on January 3, 2002.
She also assisted the Queens Zoo in obtaining its first bald eagle.