Barbara JordanBy: Shanya Sturdivant
Basic InfoBorn on February 21, 1936
in Houston, Texas1952-1956 she was in
Texas Southern University, graduated with honors
Boston University Law School and graduated in 1959Died of complications from pneumonia on January 17, 1996
What she didOn November, 1972First African American
Woman in U.S Congress from the South (Texas)
Other AccomplishmentsFirst place winner at the
National Ushers Convention Oratorical Contest in Chicago, Illinois
Girl of the Year Award June 1972, she was named
Governor for a Day
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