Barbara Jordan

born in houston texas

barbara jordan became iterested in poltitics when a lawyer came to her class

attend texas southern unver. magna cum laude

jordan was reelected state senator

barbara jordan was the first black women to be governor of any state

special counsel on ethics to texas governor

she was given a presidental medal of honor

after graduating high school she started getting honary degrees from numerous institutions from Harvard, Howard, and Tufts

died of complication from leukemia

1500 people packed the good hope missionary baptist church in houston for her furneal. Bill Clinton and Ann Richards attended