Editing Fran Ulmer (section)

==Early life==
Frances Ann "Fran" Ulmer was born in [[Madison, Wisconsin]], and grew up in [[Horicon, Wisconsin]]. Her parents owned a furniture store and a [[funeral home]] in the area. Her education included a bachelor's degree with a double major in economics and political science from the [[University of Wisconsin–Madison]] and a [[Juris Doctor]] ''cum laude'' from the [[University of Wisconsin Law School]].<ref name="AK Election Bio">{{cite web|last=Ulmer|first=Fran|title=Lieutenant Governor Fran Ulmer, Democrat|publisher=Alaska Division of Elections|year=1998|access-date=July 30, 2017|url=http://www.elections.alaska.gov/doc/oep/1998/98LTGU.HTM}}</ref> In 2018, Fran was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from the University of Alaska Anchorage. In 1977, she married attorney Bill Council. They had two children. They were married until his death in 2013.<ref name="AK Election Bio" /><ref>{{cite news|last=Alexander|first=Rosemarie|title=Update: Bill Council – a "lawyer's lawyer"|newspaper=[[KTOO (FM)|KTOO Public Media]]|location=[[Juneau, Alaska]]|date=September 12, 2013|access-date=July 30, 2017|url=http://www.ktoo.org/2013/09/12/long-time-alaskan-bill-council-dies/}}</ref>