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Barbara Charline Jordan (February 21, 1936 – January 17, 1996) was an American lawyer, educator, and politician.
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.
Biografia. Jordan è stata per tre volte un' All-America durante i tre anni passati all' Università di Stanford. Dopo aver finito gli studi ed essere passata tra i professionisti ha ottenuto come massimo risultato la vittoria del singolare femminile agli Australian Open 1979.
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.
9 nov 2009 · Barbara Jordan was a trailblazing Black state senator and congresswoman who gave an influential opening speech at Richard Nixon’s 1974 impeachment hearings.
2 apr 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...
22 feb 2021 · In a perfect storm of unlikely circumstances, Barbara Jordan, a junior congresswoman from Houston, Texas, who grew up in segregation, landed a primetime spot to deliver an opening statement on July...
