Barbara Jordan, the great lady from Texas
By: by Naurice Roberts.
Series: Picture-story biographies
Publisher: Childrens Press
Published: 1984
Place of publication: Chicago
Language: eng
Number of pages: 31
Subjects: Jordan, Barbara, 1936-  -- Juvenile literature.; Jordan, Barbara, 1936-; United States. Congress. House -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Legislators -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; African American women legislators -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.; Legislators.; Lawyers.; African Americans -- Biography.
Genres: Juvenile literature.; Biography; Biography.
Description: A biography of the Texas lawyer and teacher who, among other achievements, served three terms in the House of Representatives, the first black woman ever to be elected to that office from the South.