Barbara Jordan was born in Houston, Texas February 21, 1936 she died on January 17, 1996. She was an American politician and leader of the Civil Rights Movement. She was the first African American elected to the Texas Senate after Reconstruction and the first southern African American female elected to the US House of Representatives. She received President Medal of Freedom. She was the first African American woman to be buried in the Texas State Cemetery.
Other Facts: She attended Texas Southern University majoring in political science and history, she was a national champion debater, she pledged Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., she graduated maga cum lade in 1956. She later attended Boston University School of Law. For many years she kept her sexual orientation private but according to documents and biographers she was a lesbian her partner was mentioned in her obituary.
Toni's Thoughts: As a political science major Ms. Jordan is an inspiraton to me I really respect her strength, intelligence, she was a trailblaizer that established a foundation for many women especially Black women.
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