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Wilson was born Frederica Smith on November 5, 1942, in Miami, Florida, the daughter of Beulah (née Finley) and Thirlee Smith.Her maternal grandparents were Bahamian. [6] [7] Wilson earned her bachelor of arts degree from Fisk University in 1963 and her master of arts degree from the University of Miami in 1972, both in elementary education.
Maxine Moore Waters (née Carr; born August 15, 1938) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for California's 43rd congressional district since 1991. . The district, numbered as the 29th district from 1991 to 1993 and as the 35th district from 1993 to 2013, includes much of southern Los Angeles, as well as portions of Gardena, Inglewood and Torra
Bella Abzug tried to wear her signature brimmed hat after her election in 1971, but was forced to remove it by the House doorkeeper.The rule was unsuccessfully challenged by Frederica Wilson in 2010, known for her embrace of a variety of hats (including "sequined cowboy hats" [4]) as a fashion item, and the issue was raised of a dress code with adverse impact on women in government.
Democratic Congresswoman-elect Cori Bush will soon be a lawmaker in Washington, D.C. After last Tuesday’s election, Missouri gained its first Black and its first female member of Congress.
New York City marked the inaugural Shirley Chisholm Day on Saturday – honoring the life and legacy of the first Black woman elected to the United States Congress on what would have been her ...
African American Members of the United States Congress: 1870-2012 A 66-page history produced by the Congressional Research Service. Black Americans in Congress, Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives; Black Americans in Congress, 1870-2007 C-SPAN video with Matt Wasniewski as the presenter. He discusses the history of African ...
On Tuesday, Jennifer McClellan made history, becoming the first Black woman elected to the U.S. Congress in Virginia.McClellan, a Democrat, won a special election in the Fourth Congressional ...
Pressley during the 116th Congress. Pressley is the first black woman elected to represent Massachusetts in Congress. [51] With the November election victory of Jahana Hayes in Connecticut's 5th congressional district, [52] they became the first women of color to be elected to Congress from New England. [53] [54]