Babette Josephs (born August 4, 1940) is a Democratic politician and attorney, and a former member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Josephs was first elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1984 and represented the 182nd Legislative District, which encompasses Center City and South Philadelphia, through November 30, 2012. She served as the Democratic chairwoman of the House State Government Committee from 2001 to 2012. She was the senior woman legislator in the General Assembly and she was the convener of the Women’s Caucus of the General Assembly. In her role as state representative, she was an unabashed champion of progressive causes. Josephs was one of a few members of the Democratic Socialists of America to be elected to public office.