Debra Daniels, a fierce advocate for women in a state routinely ranked last for equality, dies at 70

“We have lost a very powerful and special woman,” said Claudia Navarro, who trained under Daniels at the University of Utah.

(Al Hartmann | The Salt Lake Tribune) Debra Daniels was awarded the Rosa Parks Award at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Luncheon in 2013. She died Aug. 14, 2026.