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1 day ago · Learn about Barbara Jordan, the first African American woman elected to the Texas Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives from the South. She was also a keynote speaker at the 1976 Democratic National Convention and a leader of the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform.
Oct 19, 2024 · Many assumed Jordan would rise higher and become a U.S. senator, Speaker of the House, or a Supreme Court justice. But illness and disability, along with the obstacles she faced as a Black woman, led to Jordan’s untimely retirement from elected office—though not from public life.
Oct 22, 2024 · Even as a child, Barbara Jordan's voice made people stand up, take notice, and listen! But what do you do with a voice like that? In Jordan's case, she used it to carry her to places that African American women didn't usually go in the 1960s: to law school, to the Texas state senate, and to the United States Congress.
1 day ago · 68-year-old Barbara Wilkinson was flying from East Midlands Airport with her close friend Carol and granddaughter Tamara, 13, on October 14 when she fell ill. Not long after the plane took off she ...
Oct 26, 2024 · Congresswoman Barbara Jordan, 1972-78 . Date. Between 1972 and 1978. Creator. Gotfryd, Bernard, photographer. Source. Bernard Gotfryd photograph collection (Library ...
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Oct 10, 2024 · Former congresswoman Barbara Jordan, who was also the first Black woman to be elected to the Texas Senate.
Oct 10, 2024 · From electing the South’s first Black congresswoman, Barbara Jordan, to Mickey Leland and Jackson Lee's years in office, the solidly blue Congressional District 18 is special.
