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."

Mar 22, 2022

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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.

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