FEBRUARY 23, 2021: A stamp printed in USA shows Patricia Roberts Harris (1924-1985), First Black Woman Cabinet Secretary, Black Heritage Series, 2000. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock and Olga Popova.
Attorney, Ambassador, and Cabinet Member
"I feel deeply proud and grateful this President chose me to knock down this barrier, but also a little sad about being the 'first Negro woman' because it implies we were not considered before."
