On July 19, 1979, Patricia Roberts Harris Was AppointedSecretaryOfHealth Education And WelfareBy President Jimmy Carter.Previously She WasSecretaryOfHousing AndUrban Development.
In The Carter Administration, Harris Was TheFirst BlackFemale Cabinet Member.In 1965, During The Lyndon Johnson Administration, She Was AppointedAmbassador To Luxembourg,Becoming TheFirst Black American, Female Ambassador.She Was ElectedPermanent Chairman Of The
Democratic National ConventionIn The Early 1970's.
Her Remarkable Career In Politics Paralleled An Impressive Career As An Educator. She Taught Law School AtGeorge
Washington University.She Served AsThe FirstBlackFemale Dean OfHoward University's Law School. In 1970, She Became The Youngest Person To Ever Be Appointed To The Board Of Directors AtGeorgetown University.
Patricia Harris Was Born May 31, 1924, In Illinois.She Died Of Cancer, March 23, 1985, In Washington, DC. She Was 66 Years Old.
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