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Barbara Jordan
American politician, lawyer, and educator (1936–1996)
For persons of a similar name, see Barbara Jordan (disambiguation).
Barbara Jordan | |
|---|---|
| In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Bob Price |
| Succeeded by | Mickey Leland |
| In office January 10, 1967 – January 3, 1973 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Moore |
| Succeeded by | Chet Brooks |
| Born | Barbara Charline Jordan (1936-02-21)February 21, 1936 Houston, Texas, U.S. |
| Died | January 17, 1996(1996-01-17) (aged 59) Austin, Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Domestic partner | Nancy Earl (late 1960s–1996) |
| Education | Texas Southern University (BA) Boston University (LLB) |
Barbara Charline Jordan (February 21, 1936 – January 17, 1996) was an American lawyer, educator,[1] and politician.
A Democrat, she was the first African American elected to the Texas Senate after Reconstruction,[2] the first Southern African-American woman el