Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
February 21, 1936
Died
January 17, 1996 (age 59)
Place of Birth
Houston, Texas, USA
Also Known As
Barbara Charline Jordan
Barbara Jordan
Biography
Barbara Charline Jordan (February 21, 1936 – January 17, 1996) was an American lawyer, educator, and politician. A Democrat, she was the first African American elected to the Texas Senate after Reconstruction and the first Southern African-American woman elected to the United States House of Representatives.
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