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Barbara Jordan
Barbara Jordan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Texas's 18th district
	In office; January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979
Preceded by	Bob Price
Succeeded by	Mickey Leland
Member of the Texas Senate; from the 11th district
	In office; January 10, 1967 – January 3, 1973
Preceded by	Bill Moore
Succeeded by	Chet Brooks
Personal details
Born	Barbara Charline Jordan; February 21, 1936; Houston, Texas, U.S.
Died	January 17, 1996 (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, the first Southern African-American woman elected to the United States House of Representatives,^[2] and one of the first two African Americans elected to the U.S. House from the former Confederacy since 1901, alongside Andrew Young of Georgia.

Jordan achieved notoriety for delivering a powerful opening statement^[3] at the House Judiciary Committee hearings during the impeachment process against Richard Nixon. In 1976, she became the first African-American, and the first woman, to deliver a keynote address at a Democratic National Convention. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, among numerous other honors. She was the first African-American woman to be buried in the Texas State Cemetery.^[4]^[5] Jordan is also known for her work as chair of the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform.

^ Finkelman, Paul (2009). Encyclopedia of African American History 1896 to the Present: From the Age of Segregation to the Twenty-First Century. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 59–61. ISBN 978-0-19-516779-5.
^ Clines, Francis X. (January 18, 1996). "Barbara Jordan Dies at 59; Her Voice Stirred the Nation". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
^ "JORDAN, Barbara Charline | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
^ "Barbara Jordan". Humanities Texas. Retrieved February 18, 2016. ... When she died, in 1996, her burial in the Texas State Cemetery marked yet another first: she was the first black woman interred there.
^ Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Location 24267). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition

[:1-1] Finkelman, Paul (2009). Encyclopedia of African American History 1896 to the Present: From the Age of Segregation to the Twenty-First Century. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 59–61. ISBN 978-0-19-516779-5.

[Clines-2] Clines, Francis X. (January 18, 1996). "Barbara Jordan Dies at 59; Her Voice Stirred the Nation". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 22, 2016.

[3] "JORDAN, Barbara Charline | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved October 22, 2016.

[HumanitiesTX-4] "Barbara Jordan". Humanities Texas. Retrieved February 18, 2016. ... When she died, in 1996, her burial in the Texas State Cemetery marked yet another first: she was the first black woman interred there.

[5] Wilson, Scott. Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons, 3d ed.: 2 (Kindle Location 24267). McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. Kindle Edition

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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 18th district
In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979
Preceded by	Bob Price
Succeeded by	Mickey Leland
Member of the Texas Senate from the 11th district
In office January 10, 1967 – January 3, 1973
Preceded by	Bill Moore
Succeeded by	Chet Brooks

Personal details
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)