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Boese was a daughter of John Roderick McGivney and the former Elsie Buist. She graduated in 1942 from the Louise S. McGehee School, a female academy) in her native [[New Orleans]]. In 1945, at the age of twenty, she graduated from the former H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, the women's division of [[Tulane University]]. On May 20, 1946, she married Herman Lamar Boese (June 28, 1924 &ndash; February 26, 2004). The couple moved to Alexandria, where Dr. Boese, a proctologist, established his medical practice.​<ref name=whoswho>Jean Boese, ''Who's Who in America'', 1972-1973 edition.</ref>

Boese was a daughter of John Roderick McGivney and the former Elsie Buist. She graduated in 1942 from the Louise S. McGehee School, a female academy) in her native [[New Orleans]]. In 1945, at the age of twenty, she graduated from the former H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College, the women's division of [[Tulane University]]. On May 20, 1946, she married Herman Lamar Boese (June 28, 1924 &ndash; February 26, 2004). The couple moved to Alexandria, where Dr. Boese, a proctologist, established his medical practice.​<ref name=whoswho>Jean Boese, ''Who's Who in America'', 1972-1973 edition.</ref>

=Poet laureate==

==Poet laureate==

Boese was first appointed as poet laureate in 1980 by Republican [[Governor]] [[David C. Treen]] and retained in the third administration of [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] Governor [[Edwin Edwards]] from 1984 to 1888. She returned for a second stint as poet laureate from 1996 to 2004 under appointment of Republican Governor [[Mike Foster]].

Boese was first appointed as poet laureate in 1980 by Republican [[Governor]] [[David C. Treen]] and retained in the third administration of [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] Governor [[Edwin Edwards]] from 1984 to 1888. She returned for a second stint as poet laureate from 1996 to 2004 under appointment of Republican Governor [[Mike Foster]].

She was succeeded as poet laureate in 2005 by Brenda Marie Osbey of New Orleans, an appointee of Democratic Governor [[Kathleen Blanco]].​ <ref name=poetlaureates>{{cite web|url=http://www.loc.gov/rr/main/poets/louisiana.html|title=Previous laureates|publisher=Library of Congress|date=February 23, 2018|accessdate=April 5, 2019}}</ref>  There are two samples of her work at the end of this article.

She was succeeded as poet laureate in 2005 by Brenda Marie Osbey of New Orleans, an appointee of Democratic Governor [[Kathleen Blanco]].​ <ref name=poetlaureates>{{cite web|url=http://www.loc.gov/rr/main/poets/louisiana.html|title=Previous laureates|publisher=Library of Congress|date=February 23, 2018|accessdate=April 5, 2019}}</ref>  There are two samples of her work at the end of this article.

==Civic leader==​

==Civic figure==

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In 1975, three Democratic city commissioners ([[Mayor]] [[John K. Snyder]], Finance and Utilities Commissioner Arnold Jack Rosenthal, and Streets and Parks Commissioner [[Malcolm  Hébert]]) named Mrs. Boese to a vacancy on the Alexandria Civil Service Commission,<ref name=biographies/> which hears grievances from city employees who wish to challenge dismissals, demotions, or changes in job duties and descriptions. She served on the review board of the Alexandria Zoning Commission from 1979 to 1984.​

In 1975, three Democratic city commissioners ([[Mayor]] [[John K. Snyder]], Finance and Utilities Commissioner Arnold Jack Rosenthal, and Streets and Parks Commissioner [[Malcolm  Hébert]]) named Mrs. Boese to a vacancy on the Alexandria Civil Service Commission,<ref name=biographies/> which hears grievances from city employees who wish to challenge dismissals, demotions, or changes in job duties and descriptions. She served on the review board of the Alexandria Zoning Commission from 1979 to 1984.​

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Boese had been a social worker for the American Red Cross between 1945 and 1946 and briefly taught exceptional children in New Orleans. She did script writing for the Tulane University educational television channel. After she relocated to Alexandria, she became a member of the St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Auxiliary and the Rapides Parish Medical Society. She was a former member of Our Lady of Prompt Succor Altar Society and served on the Human Rights Committee of St. Mary's Training School for Retarded Children in Alexandria.​<ref name=whoswho/>

Boese had been a social worker for the American Red Cross between 1945 and 1946 and briefly taught exceptional children in New Orleans. She did script writing for the Tulane University educational television channel. After she relocated to Alexandria, she became a member of the St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Auxiliary and the Rapides Parish Medical Society. She was a former member of Our Lady of Prompt Succor Altar Society and served on the Human Rights Committee of St. Mary's Training School for Retarded Children in Alexandria.​<ref name=whoswho/>

==Republican politics==​

==Republican politics==

 

Boese was the first woman appointed as vice-chairman of the Louisiana Republican State Central Committee and served a full decade, from 1964 to 1974. She was a delegate to the [[Republican National Convention]]s in 1964 and 1968, which met in [[San Francisco]] and Miami Beach, [[Florida]], respectively. Besides her six years as GOP national committeewoman, she was a member of the site selection committee of the Republican National Committee in 1971. The committee initially chose [[San Diego]], [[California]], for the convention, but when problems resulted over financing, the site was once again Miami Beach.​

Boese was the first woman appointed as vice-chairman of the Louisiana Republican State Central Committee and served a full decade, from 1964 to 1974. She was a delegate to the [[Republican National Convention]]s in 1964 and 1968, which met in [[San Francisco]] and Miami Beach, [[Florida]], respectively. Besides her six years as GOP national committeewoman, she was a member of the site selection committee of the Republican National Committee in 1971. The committee initially chose [[San Diego]], [[California]], for the convention, but when problems resulted over financing, the site was once again Miami Beach.​

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In the 1976 campaign, Boese remained neutral in the fight between President [[Gerald Ford]] and former California Governor [[Ronald W. Reagan]]. The Louisiana caucuses in May had gone heavily for Reagan. She was quite optimistic that Ford, who emerged the nominee (with Senator [[Bob Dole]] of [[Kansas]] as his running-mate) from the convention that met in [[Kansas City]], [[Missouri]], would yet defeat Democratic nominee [[Jimmy Carter]]: "The more I read those polls {with Carter far in front}, the more optimistic I am. I am expecting a Democratic Dewey, and I can hardly wait," she said, in reference to former [[New York]] Governor [[Thomas Dewey]], who lost the presidency in 1944 and 1948, though he had been favored in nearly all polls in the latter contest.<ref>''The Alexandria Daily Town Talk,'' July 27, 1976.​</ref>​

In the 1976 campaign, Boese remained neutral in the fight between President [[Gerald Ford]] and former California Governor [[Ronald W. Reagan]]. The Louisiana caucuses in May had gone heavily for Reagan. She was quite optimistic that Ford, who emerged the nominee (with Senator [[Bob Dole]] of [[Kansas]] as his running-mate) from the convention that met in [[Kansas City]], [[Missouri]], would yet defeat Democratic nominee [[Jimmy Carter]]: "The more I read those polls {with Carter far in front}, the more optimistic I am. I am expecting a Democratic Dewey, and I can hardly wait," she said, in reference to former [[New York]] Governor [[Thomas Dewey]], who lost the presidency in 1944 and 1948, though he had been favored in nearly all polls in the latter contest.<ref>''The Alexandria Daily Town Talk,'' July 27, 1976.​</ref>​

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==Her poem "Leadership"==

==Her poem "Leadership"==

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