barbara jordan
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Barbara Jordan. By: Shanya Sturdivant. Basic Info. Born on February 21, 1936 in Houston, Texas 1952 -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 did. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Barbara JordanBy: Shanya Sturdivant
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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
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What she didOn November, 1972First African American
Woman in U.S Congress from the South (Texas)
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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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