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American 20th century politico, lawyer and educator

Barbara Jordan
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 18th district
In office January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1979
Preceded past	Bob Price
Succeeded by	Mickey Leland
Fellow member of the Texas Senate from the 11th district
In part January 10, 1967 – January 3, 1973
Preceded past	Bill Moore
Succeeded past	Chet Brooks
Personal details
Born	Barbara Charline Jordan (1936-02-21)February 21, 1936 Houston, Texas, U.South.
Died	January 17, 1996(1996-01-17) (anile 59) Austin, Texas, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Domestic partner	Nancy Earl (late 1960s–1996)
Education	Texas Southern Academy (BA) Boston Academy (LLB)

Barbara Charline Jordan (Feb 21, 1936 – January 17, 1996) was an American lawyer, educator^[1] and political leader who was a leader in the Civil Rights Movement. A Democrat, she was the starting time African American elected to the Texas Senate after Reconstruction and the offset Southern African-American woman elected to the U.s.a. House of Representatives.^[two] Jordan is known for her eloquent opening statement^[three] at the House Judiciary Committee hearings during the impeachment process against Richard Nixon. In 1976, she became the first African-American, and the starting time woman, to always evangelize a keynote accost at a Democratic National Convention. She received the Presidential Medal of Liberty, amid numerous other honors. She was the first African-American adult female to exist buried in the Texas State Cemetery.^{[iv] [five]} Jordan is as well known for her work every bit chair of the U.Southward. Commission on Immigration Reform, which recommended reducing legal immigration by approximately ane-third.

Early life [edit]

Barbara Charline Jordan was built-in in Houston, Texas'south 5th Ward.^[2] Hashemite kingdom of jordan's babyhood was centered on church life. Her mother was Arlyne Patten Hashemite kingdom of jordan, a teacher in the church,^{[1] [vi]} and her father was Benjamin Jordan, a Baptist preacher. Through her mother, Hashemite kingdom of jordan was the swell-granddaughter of Edward Patton, who was one of the final African American members of the Texas House of Representatives prior to disenfranchisement of Blackness Texans under Jim Crow. Barbara Jordan was the youngest of three children,^[1] with siblings Rose Mary Jordan McGowan and Bennie Jordan Creswell (1933–2000). Hashemite kingdom of jordan attended Roberson Elementary School.^[vi] She graduated from Phillis Wheatley Loftier School in 1952 with honors.^{[i] [six] [7]}

Hashemite kingdom of jordan credited a speech she heard in her high schoolhouse years past Edith Due south. Sampson with inspiring her to go an chaser.^[8] Because of segregation, she could not attend The Academy of Texas at Austin and instead chose Texas Southern University, an historically-black establishment, majoring in political science and history. At Texas Southern University, Jordan was a national champion debater, defeating opponents from Yale and Brown, and tying Harvard University.^[6] She graduated magna cum laude in 1956.^{[6] [seven]} At Texas Southern Academy, she pledged Delta Gamma affiliate of Delta Sigma Theta sorority.^[vi] She attended Boston University Schoolhouse of Law, graduating in 1959.^{[vi] [7]}

Jordan taught political scientific discipline at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama for a twelvemonth.^[6] In 1960, she returned to Houston and started a private constabulary practice.^[6]

Political career [edit]

Hashemite kingdom of jordan campaigned unsuccessfully in 1962 and 1964 for the Texas House of Representatives.^[9] She won a seat in the Texas Senate in 1966, condign the first African-American state senator in Texas since 1883 and the first blackness woman to serve in that body.^[9] Re-elected to a full term in the Texas Senate in 1968, she served until 1972. She was the first African-American female to serve as president pro tempore of the state senate and served one mean solar day, June 10, 1972, every bit interim governor of Texas.^{[10] [11]} Hashemite kingdom of jordan was the first African-American woman to serve as governor of a state.^[12] During her time in the Texas Legislature, Jordan sponsored or cosponsored some 70 bills.^[13]

Barbara Hashemite kingdom of jordan delivering the keynote address before the 1976 Democratic National Convention

In 1972, she was elected to the U.Southward. House of Representatives, the first woman elected in her own correct to represent Texas in the House. She received extensive support from former President Lyndon B. Johnson, who helped her secure a position on the Firm Judiciary Committee. In 1974, she made an influential televised spoken communication before the Firm Judiciary Commission supporting the impeachment of President Richard Nixon, Johnson's successor as president.^[fourteen] In 1975, she was appointed by Carl Albert, so Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, to the Democratic Steering and Policy Committee.

In 1976, Jordan, mentioned as a possible running mate to Jimmy Carter of Georgia,^[9] became instead the showtime African-American woman to deliver a keynote address at the Democratic National Convention.^[ix] Despite not beingness a candidate, Hashemite kingdom of jordan received one delegate vote (0.03%) for president at the Convention.^[15]

In November 1977, Barbara Jordan spoke at the 1977 National Women'south Briefing. Other speakers included Rosalynn Carter, Betty Ford, Lady Bird Johnson, Bella Abzug, Audrey Colom, Claire Randall, Gerridee Wheeler, Cecilia Burciaga, Gloria Steinem, Lenore Hershey and Jean O'Leary.^[xvi]

Jordan retired from politics in 1979 and became an adjunct professor pedagogy ethics at the University of Texas at Austin Lyndon B. Johnson Schoolhouse of Public Affairs. She was again a keynote speaker at the Democratic National Convention in 1992.

In 1994, Clinton awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the NAACP presented her with the Spingarn Medal.^[ane] She was honored many times and was given over xx honorary degrees from institutions across the land, including Harvard and Princeton, and was elected to the Texas and National Women's Halls of Fame.^[i]

Statement on the Articles of Impeachment [edit]

Representative Barbara Jordan (left) became nationally known for her eloquence during the Judiciary Committee'southward impeachment hearings.

On July 25, 1974, Jordan delivered a 15-minute televised speech in front of the members of the U.Due south. Firm Judiciary Commission.^[17] She presented an opening speech during the hearings that were office of the impeachment process against Richard Nixon.^[17] This speech is idea to exist i of the greatest speeches of 20th-century American history.^[xviii] Throughout her speech, Jordan strongly stood by the Constitution of the United states of america. She defended the checks and balances system, which was ready in identify to inhibit any politician from abusing their power.^[17] Jordan never flat out said that she wanted Nixon impeached, but rather subtly and cleverly implied her thoughts.^[nineteen] She simply stated facts that proved Nixon to be untrustworthy and heavily involved in illegal situations,^[19] and quoted the drafters of the Constitution to argue that deportment like Nixon'southward during the scandal corresponded with their understanding of impeachable offenses.^[20] She protested that the Watergate scandal will forever ruin the trust American citizens have for their government.^[nineteen] This powerful and influential statement earned Jordan national praise for her rhetoric, morals, and wisdom.^[17]

Legislation [edit]

Jordan supported the Community Reinvestment Human activity of 1977, legislation that required banks to lend and make services available to underserved poor and minority communities. She supported the renewal of the Voting Rights Human activity of 1965 and expansion of that act to cover language minorities; this extended protection to Hispanics in Texas and was opposed by Texas Governor Dolph Briscoe and Secretary of Country Mark White. She also authored an act that ended federal authorization of cost fixing by manufacturers. Hashemite kingdom of jordan was also a proponent of the Equal Rights Subpoena and issued a statement in support of extending the deadline in 1979.^[21] During Jordan's tenure as a Congresswoman, she sponsored or cosponsored over 300 bills or resolutions, several of which are still in effect today as police force.^[13]

U.S. Commission on Clearing Reform [edit]

From 1994 until her death, Jordan chaired the U.Due south. Committee on Immigration Reform. The commission recommended that full immigration be cutting past i-third to approximately 550,000 per year. The commission supported increasing enforcement against undocumented migrants and their employers, eliminating visa preferences for siblings and adult children of U.South. citizens, and ending unskilled clearing except for refugees and nuclear families. The commission'south report to Congress said that information technology was "a right and responsibility of a democratic society to manage immigration so that it serves the national involvement", concluded that "legal immigration has strengthened and tin can continue to strengthen this state" and "decrie[d] hostility and discrimination against immigrants as antithetical to the traditions and interests of the country." The commission recommended that the United states of america reduce the number of refugees admitted annually to a floor of 50,000 (this level would be lifted during emergencies).^{[22] [23] [24] [25]}

The recommendations made by the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform under Hashemite kingdom of jordan's leadership are frequently cited by American immigration restrictionists.^{[26] [27]}

Personal life [edit]

The U.S. National Archives described Barbara Hashemite kingdom of jordan as the beginning LGBTQ+ woman in Congress.^[28] Jordan's partner of approximately twenty years was Nancy Earl,^[29] an educational psychologist who met Jordan on a camping trip in the belatedly 1960s.^{[seven] [9]} Earl was an occasional speechwriter for Jordan,^[30] and after cared for Hashemite kingdom of jordan when Jordan began to suffer from multiple sclerosis in 1973.^[31] While the Houston Relate obituary of Jordan identified Earl as her "longtime companion",^[32] and while other sources have stated that Earl was Hashemite kingdom of jordan's same-sex partner,^{[32] [33] [31] [7] [9]} neither adult female is known to have publicly stated that the two had a romantic human relationship.^{[33] [34] [9]}

In the KUT-FM radio documentary Rediscovering Barbara Jordan, President Pecker Clinton said that he had wanted to nominate Jordan for the U.s. Supreme Courtroom, merely by the time he could do so, Jordan's health problems prevented him from nominating her.^[35] Jordan also suffered from leukemia.^[36]

On July 31, 1988, Hashemite kingdom of jordan nearly drowned in her backyard swimming puddle while doing physical therapy, but she was saved by Earl, who plant her floating in the pool and revived her.^[37]

Expiry and burial [edit]

Jordan died at the historic period of 59 of complications from pneumonia on Jan 17, 1996, in Austin, Texas.^[36] She was afterwards cached in the Texas State Cemetery.^[38] She was the first African American to receive this honour, and previously advocated African Americans to be buried in the land cemetery when she served in the Texas State Senate.^[39] Jordan's grave rests near that of the "Father of Texas" Stephen F. Austin.^[39]

Recognition and legacy [edit]

• 1984: Inducted into the Texas Women'due south Hall of Fame
• 1990: Inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame
• 1992: The Spingarn Medal from the NAACP^[xl]
• 1993: The Elizabeth Blackwell Accolade from Hobart and William Smith Colleges
• 1994: The Presidential Medal of Freedom
• 1995: The second e'er female awardee of the The states Military Academy'due south Sylvanus Thayer Award^[41]

Hashemite kingdom of jordan's 1974 statement on the articles of impeachment (regarding President Richard Nixon) was listed as #13 in American Rhetoric'due south Superlative 100 Speeches of the 20th Century (listed by rank).^{[42] [43]}

Jordan'southward 1976 Autonomous National Convention keynote address, the first major convention keynote speech always past a woman and the kickoff by an African American, was listed as #5 in American Rhetoric's Elevation 100 Speeches of the 20th Century (listed by rank).^[42]

Jordan was a member of the Peabody Awards Board of Jurors from 1978 to 1980.^{[44] [ improve source needed ]}

Texas [edit]

The main terminal at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is named after Hashemite kingdom of jordan. The airport likewise features a statue of Jordan past artist Bruce Wolfe.^{[ citation needed ]}

A boulevard in key Austin is named after Jordan. Several schools bear her proper name, including elementary schools in Dallas, Texas, Odessa, Texas, and Austin, Texas, Barbara Hashemite kingdom of jordan Early College Prep School, an elementary school in Richmond, Texas, Barbara C. Jordan Intermediate School, a middle school in Cibolo, Texas, Barbara Jordan High School in Houston, and The Barbara Jordan Plant for Policy Enquiry at her undergraduate alma mater Texas Southern Academy. There is likewise a park named after Hashemite kingdom of jordan in Needville, Texas (The Barbara Jordan Park).^{[ citation needed ]}

The Kaiser Family unit Foundation operates the Barbara Jordan Health Policy Scholars, a fellowship designed for people of colour who are college juniors, seniors, and recent graduates as a summertime experience working in a congressional office.^{[ commendation needed ]}

Missouri [edit]

An simple schoolhouse in University City School District is named after her, Barbara C. Jordan Elementary in Academy City, Missouri.^{[ commendation needed ]}

Other honors [edit]

In 2000, the Jordan/Rustin Coalition (JRC) was created,^[45] honoring Jordan and Bayard Rustin, a leader in the civil rights movement and close confidante of Martin Luther King Jr. The arrangement mobilized gay and lesbian African Americans to aid in the passage of union equality in the state of California. According to its website, "the mission [of the JRC] is to empower Black same-gender loving, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals and families in Greater Los Angeles, to promote equal union rights and to abet for fair treatment of everyone without regard to race, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression."

On March 27, 2000, a play based on Jordan'south life premiered at the Victory Garden Theater in Chicago, Illinois.^[46] Titled, "Voice of Practiced Hope", Kristine Thatcher'due south biographical evocation of Jordan's life played in theaters from San Francisco to New York.^[47]

On April 24, 2009, a statue of Barbara Jordan was unveiled at the University of Texas at Austin, where Jordan taught at the fourth dimension of her expiry. The Barbara Jordan statue campaign was paid for by a student fee increase approved by the Academy of Texas Lath of Regents. The endeavor was originally spearheaded by the 2002–2003 Tappee class of the Texas Orange Jackets, the "oldest women's organisation at the Academy" (of Texas at Austin).^[48]

In 2011, the Barbara Jordan Forever Postage stamp was issued. It is the 34th postage in the Blackness Heritage series of U.S. stamps.^[49]

In 2012, Jordan was inducted into the Legacy Walk, an outdoor public display which celebrates LGBT history and people.^[50]

The Barbara Jordan Media Awards are given annually to media professionals and students who "have produced material for the public which accurately and positively reports on individuals with disabilities, using People First language and respectful depictions".^[51]

The Barbara Jordan Public-Private Leadership Award is presented by Texas Southern University's School of Public Affairs and School of Law. Its get-go recipient was erstwhile U.S. Secretarial assistant of State Hillary Clinton, on June four, 2015.^[52]

The onetime sorting facility in downtown Houston was renamed the Barbara Jordan Post Part.^[53]

In the years post-obit Hashemite kingdom of jordan'due south passing, more African Americans would receive the honor of beingness buried in the Texas State Cemetery as well, including musical artists James Henry Cotton fiber and Barbara Smith Conrad.^[54]

Run across besides [edit]

• History of the African-Americans in Houston
• List of African-American United States representatives
• List of get-go women lawyers and judges in Texas
• Texas African American History Memorial, Texas State Capitol
• Women in the Us House of Representatives

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Further reading [edit]

Rogers, Mary Beth. 1998. Barbara Jordan: American hero.

External links [edit]

• United States Congress. "Barbara Jordan (id: J000266)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Jordan's Statement on the Articles of Impeachment During the Nixon Impeachment Hearings in Text and Audio from AmericanRhetoric.com
• Jordan'southward 1976 Democratic National Convention Keynote Accost in Text and Audio from AmericanRhetoric.com
• Jordan's 1992 Democratic National Convention Address Transcript from AmericanRhetoric.com
• Barbara Hashemite kingdom of jordan, Governor of Texas for a twenty-four hour period, program of ceremonies, June 10, 1972, hosted by the Portal to Texas History
• Interview with Max Sherman, editor of Barbara Jordan – Speaking the Truth with Eloquent Thunder on kaisernetwork.org
• Oral History Interviews with Barbara Jordan, from the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library
• The Texas Experience - Barbara Hashemite kingdom of jordan Presents Lyndon Baines Johnson , from the Texas Archive of the Moving Image
• Special Collections, Texas Southern University
• This American Life: Before Things Went to Hell, Act Ane, January xiii, 2019
• Appearances on C-SPAN
• Barbara Hashemite kingdom of jordan at Detect a Grave

Texas Senate
Preceded past Pecker Moore	Fellow member of the Texas Senate from the 11th commune 1967–1973	Succeeded by Chet Brooks
U.S. Business firm of Representatives
Preceded by Bob Price	Fellow member of the U.S. Firm of Representatives from Texas'southward 18th congressional commune 1973–1979	Succeeded past Mickey Leland
Party political offices
Preceded by Reubin Askew	Keynote Speaker of the Democratic National Convention 1976 Served alongside: John Glenn	Succeeded past Mo Udall
Preceded past Ann Richards	Keynote Speaker of the Democratic National Convention 1992 Served alongside: Nib Bradley, Zell Miller	Succeeded by Evan Bayh

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