Barbara Jordan
Jordan, Barbara Charline - 1936–96, African-American lawyer, public official, and educator, b. Houston. After graduating from Boston Univ. Law School (1959), she practiced law in Houston. In 1966 she became the first African American to be elected to the Texas senate, and six years later, the first to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from the South since Reconstruction. As Read More...
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American Orators of the Twentieth Century: Critical Studies and Sources ("Barbara Jordan" begins on p. 233)
by Bernard K. Duffy, Halford R. Ryan. 474 pgs.
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Climbing the Hill: Gender Conflict in Congress (Discussion of Barbara Jordan begins on p. 32)
by Herbert N. Foerstel, Karen Foerstel. 202 pgs.
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African-American Orators: A Bio-Critical Sourcebook ("Barbara Charline Jordan" begins on p. 207)
by Richard Leeman W. 452 pgs.
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Women Politicians and the Media (Discussion of Barbara Jordan begins on p. 69)
by Maria Braden. 238 pgs.
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Biographical Dictionary of Congressional Women ("Barbara Jordan" begins on p. 137)
by Karen Foerstel. 304 pgs.
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