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Author:
Raatma, Lucia.
Title:
Barbara Jordan / Lucia Raatma.
Publisher:
Marshall Cavendish,
Copyright Date:
c2012
Description:
96 p. : ill.
Subject:
Jordan, Barbara,--1936-1996--Juvenile literature.
Legislators--United States--Biography.
African American women legislators--Biography.
United States.--House--House--Biography.
Texas--Politics and government--1951---Juvenile literature.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction : the keynote speech -- Early life -- Becoming a lawyer -- Entering politics -- Making history -- Representative Jordan -- The national spotlight -- Jordan's legacy -- Timeline -- Source notes.
Summary:
"Presents the biography of Barbara Jordan against the backdrop of her political, historical, and cultural environment"--Provided by publisher.
Series:
Leading women
ISBN:
0761449566
9780761449560 (print)
LCCN:
2011003470
Locations:
FYPI314 -- Dubuque County Library - Asbury Branch (Asbury)

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