Vel Phillips

Velvalea Rodgers "Vel" Phillips (February 18, 1923 – April 17, 2018) was an American attorney and civil rights activist. She served as a local official and judge in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and as Secretary of State of Wisconsin, the first woman and African-American elected to that state position, from 1979 to 1983.

Phillips died under hospice care in Milwaukee at age 95 on April 17, 2018.

Reference

Other websites
Vel Phillips | Wisconsin Historical Society 
Bio of Phillips on foundation website 
CV from the 1979 Wisconsin Blue Book 

Category:1923 births
Category:2018 deaths
Category:Lawyers from Milwaukee
Category:American civil rights activists
Category:Politicians from Milwaukee
Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians