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The first female African American senator was Carol Moseley Braun. She was in office from December 15, 1999 until March 1, 2001.
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Who was the first African American elected to congress?
The first African-American to serve in the Senate was Hiram Revels (R-MS), who was a Senator from 1851-1877.The first African-American to serve in the House of Representatives was Joseph H. Rainey (R-SC), who served from 1870 - 1878. Rainey was the first African-American to be elected to Congress; Revels was appointed.The first African-American woman elected to Congress was Shirley Chisholm, elected to the House in 1968. The first African-American woman Senator was Carol Moseley-Braun, elected in 1993.----More info:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_H._Raineyhttp://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/First_African_American_Senator.htmhttp://womenshistory.about.com/od/congress/p/shirleychisholm.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Moseley_BraunJohn Willis Menard
Who was the first African American woman to pass the Texas bar?
Niggamena
When did condoleezza become first African American woman secretary of state?
In 2005
Who was the first African American woman and second American to have her works published?
First known African-American published author: Jupiter Hammon (poem "An Evening Thought: Salvation by Christ with Penitential Cries", published as a broadside)First known African-American woman to publish a book: Phillis Wheatley (Poems on Various Subjects, Religious and Moral)
Who was the first African American woman to have her picture on a postage stamp?
The first African-American woman honored on her own stamp was Harriet Tubman in 1978. Some of the letter-sorters shown on a 1973 stamp appear to black women.
Who was the first African American elected to congress?
The first African-American to serve in the Senate was Hiram Revels (R-MS), who was a Senator from 1851-1877.The first African-American to serve in the House of Representatives was Joseph H. Rainey (R-SC), who served from 1870 - 1878. Rainey was the first African-American to be elected to Congress; Revels was appointed.The first African-American woman elected to Congress was Shirley Chisholm, elected to the House in 1968. The first African-American woman Senator was Carol Moseley-Braun, elected in 1993.----More info:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_H._Raineyhttp://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/minute/First_African_American_Senator.htmhttp://womenshistory.about.com/od/congress/p/shirleychisholm.htmhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Moseley_BraunJohn Willis Menard
How did Carol Moseley Braun get famous?
because she was the first african american woman elected to be senator of the usa. she bat alan dixon in the election.
Was Shirley Chisholm the first black woman to serve in the U.S. congress?
Yes, Shirley Chisholm became the first African-American congresswoman in 1968.Carol Moseley Braun became the first African-American woman to serve as U.S. senator in 1993.
What accomplishments did Barbara Jordan have?
She became the first African American state senator since 1883 and the first black woman to serve in that body, became the first African-American woman to deliver the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention, and her speech in New York was ranked 5th in "Top 100 American speeches of the 20th century"
Who was the first African American woman to serve as the secretary of state?
Condoleezza Rice was the first African American woman to be Secretary of State.
What was Dr Jeanne L Noble the first African American for?
She was the first African American woman on the board of Girl Scouts of America. She was the first African American woman to become a full professor at New York University. She was also the first African American woman to be on the US Department of Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services.
Who was the first African American woman to win a Pulitzer?
Gwendolyn Brooks (1917-2000) was the first African-American, first African-American Poet, and first African-American woman to win a Pulitzer Prize. She was awarded the 1950 Pulitzer for Poetry for her acclaimed collection, Annie Allen.
Who was the first African American woman to walk on the moon?
No African American woman has ever walked on the moon. In fact no woman has ever walked on the moon.
What accomplishments is Henry t Sampson famous for?
•First African-American woman circuit court judge•representative of the State Department during the Cold War•First African-American woman to receive an LL.M.•First African-American woman to be an official American representative to the United Nations
Who was the first african-american woman admitted to the US supreme court?
No African American woman has ever served on the United States Supreme Court. The first woman to be appointed to the Court was Sandra Day O'Connor. The first African American to be appointed to the Court was Thurgood Marshall.
Who was the first African-American woman billionaire?
Oprah!
Was Charity Adams Earley the first African American woman in the military?
Charity Edna Adams Earley was the first African American woman to be an officer in the Woman's Army Air Corps and was the commanding officer of the first battalion of African American women to serve overseas during WWII.
