Barbara Jordan (1934-1996)
Born in Houston, Barbara Jordan was the first African-American congresswoman from the south. She was supported by President Lundon Johnson during her campaign as a representative from Texas to the U.S. House. She earned national recognition during the Watergate hearings in 1974 which investigated President Richard Nixon's election campaign and was named Time magazine's Woman of the Year in 1975. She was a professor of public service in the Lundon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas in Austin and remained in public service until her death on January 17, 1996.
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Gale - Free Resources - Women's History Month - Biography - Barbara Jordan
Jordan, Barbara Charline - Encarta Online Deluxe
JORDAN, Barbara Charline (1936-1996) Biographical Information
The National Women's Hall of Fame - Women of the Hall
Gay.com: Barbara Jordan, Black History Month