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Barbara Charline Jordan (February 21, 1936 – January 17, 1996) was an American lawyer, educator, and politician.
Barbara Jordan (Houston, 21 de fevereiro de 1936 — Austin, 17 de janeiro de 1996) foi uma feminista, política e líder do movimento dos direitos civis dos negros nos Estados Unidos. Foi eleita pela revista de notícia Time como Pessoa do Ano em 1975, representando as Mulheres Americanas. [1]
Barbara Jordan (born February 21, 1936, Houston, Texas, U.S.—died January 17, 1996, Austin, Texas) was an American lawyer, educator, and politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives (1973–79), representing Texas. She was the first African American congresswoman to come from the South.
In 1972, Jordan became the first African American woman to be elected to Congress from the South since 1898. Barbara Charline Jordan was born on February 21, 1936 in Houston, Texas. The daughter of Arlyne and Benjamin Jordan, Barbara was the youngest of three children.
2 de abr. de 2014 · Barbara Jordan was a lawyer and educator who was a congresswoman from 1972 to 1978 — the first African American congresswoman to come from the deep South and the first woman ever elected to...
9 de nov. de 2009 · Barbara Jordan was a trailblazing Black state senator and congresswoman who gave an influential opening speech at Richard Nixon’s 1974 impeachment hearings.
25 de nov. de 2019 · After unsuccessful tries at being elected to the Texas House, in 1966 Barbara Jordan became the first African American since Reconstruction in the Texas Senate, the first Black woman in the Texas legislature.
