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## Barbara Everitt Bryant

**Barbara Everitt Bryant** served as Director of the Census Bureau from 1989-1993, overseeing the 1990 census.  The first female head of the census, Bryant had previously worked in private-sector market research.  A more detailed biography. Interview conducted on January 19, 1993.  [146KB PDF]

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